Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 9.0% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Laos, you would:
pay 21.5% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$4.44
IQD5,803
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$6.78
IQD8,875
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$0.42
IQD551
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$0.79
IQD1,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$2.41
IQD3,147
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$4.46
IQD5,831
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$1.75
IQD2,288
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$0.30
IQD388
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$40.17
IQD52,559
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,428,582
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$16.76
IQD21,932
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$34.86
IQD45,606
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$280.92
IQD367,550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$189.29
IQD247,657
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$69.33
IQD90,713
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$141.04
IQD184,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,297,959
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$2.35
IQD3,076
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$2.38
IQD3,120
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$2.03
IQD2,655
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$31.97
IQD41,822
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$8.21
IQD10,743
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$24.45
IQD31,996
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$24.19
IQD31,651
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$44.63
IQD58,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$39.49
IQD51,673
|
|
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