Cost of living comparison
Arkansas is 3.8 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,819
|
$14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,899
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD553
|
$2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,042
|
$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,156
|
$5.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,847
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,294
|
$2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,572
|
$4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD626
|
$2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,571
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,700
|
$35.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,488,806
|
$33,168.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,991
|
$14.71
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,729
|
$65.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,537
|
$1,250.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,322
|
$925.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,956
|
$168.25
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD185,022
|
$1,088.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,304,129
|
$22,150.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,084
|
$5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,128
|
$4.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,662
|
$7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,935
|
$41.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,772
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,082
|
$48.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,736
|
$38.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,547
|
$88.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,812
|
$113.10
|
|
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