Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 71.1% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,073
|
$7.00
LBP625,789
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,790
|
$7.64
LBP682,914
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$1.59
LBP142,080
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD292
|
$1.13
LBP101,020
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,066
|
$0.62
LBP55,684
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,286
|
$4.15
LBP371,376
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,963
|
$5.55
LBP496,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,307
|
$2.17
LBP193,549
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,887
|
$3.28
LBP293,112
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD629
|
$0.57
LBP51,194
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD676
|
$0.40
LBP35,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.31
LBP27,816
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD398
|
$0.44
LBP39,773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD362
|
$0.32
LBP28,318
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD367
|
$0.39
LBP35,149
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,517
|
$3.49
LBP312,059
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,605
|
$75.00
LBP6,704,879
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,689,995
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,346,707,522
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,316
|
$12.75
LBP1,139,829
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,146
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,573
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD366,158
|
$494.12
LBP44,173,318
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD246,277
|
$254.69
LBP22,768,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD86,968
|
$161.18
LBP14,409,500
|
|
pay 49.6% more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD182,634
|
$209.17
LBP18,699,162
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,674,230
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,161,722
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,363
|
$3.00
LBP268,195
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,087
|
$1.90
LBP169,857
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,689
|
$2.00
LBP178,797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,855
|
$39.42
LBP3,523,786
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,951
|
$6.75
LBP603,439
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,922
|
$56.56
LBP5,056,596
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,285
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,335
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,144
|
$93.23
LBP8,334,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,052
|
$92.86
LBP8,301,278
|
|
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