Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.7 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Iraq
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Iraq
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Iraq
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
?? |
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
?? | |
pay 81.3% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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