Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,073
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,790
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD292
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,066
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,286
|
$3.95
YER989
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,963
|
$10.62
YER2,655
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,307
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,887
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD629
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD676
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD398
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD362
|
$1.20
YER300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD367
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,517
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,605
|
$51.28
YER12,819
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,689,995
|
$16,011.21
YER4,002,435
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,316
|
$29.52
YER7,378
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,146
|
$72.17
YER18,041
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD366,158
|
$216.38
YER54,090
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD246,277
|
$142.46
YER35,612
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD86,968
|
$75.93
YER18,980
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD182,634
|
$86.27
YER21,565
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,674,230
|
$3,364.07
YER840,941
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,363
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,087
|
$3.72
YER931
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,689
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,855
|
$70.42
YER17,602
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,951
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,922
|
$67.82
YER16,953
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,285
|
$87.06
YER21,762
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,144
|
$81.83
YER20,454
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,052
|
$113.17
YER28,289
|
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