Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 20.6% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$0.42
IQD543
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$0.22
IQD291
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
$0.48
IQD628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.52
IQD674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$0.44
IQD579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
$0.28
IQD361
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.28
IQD366
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
|
pay 71.4% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
|
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