Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 91.5% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$7.50
SVC65.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$6.33
SVC55.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.96
SVC8.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$0.81
SVC7.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$6.95
SVC61.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$2.80
SVC24.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$2.68
SVC23.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 50.1% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$3.80
SVC33.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$24,333.33
SVC213,555.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$31.95
SVC280.42
|
|
pay 76.3% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$652.78
SVC5,728.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$463.89
SVC4,071.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$69.00
SVC605.59
|
|
pay 97.8% more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$2.82
SVC24.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$30.22
SVC265.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$5.33
SVC46.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
|
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