Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 28.6% cheaper than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.0% less in Iraq
- Groceries
-
pay 8.7% less in Iraq
- Transportation
-
pay 26.8% less in Iraq
- Housing
-
pay 29.9% less in Iraq
- Childcare
-
pay 33.2% less in Iraq
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.0% more in Iraq
- Clothing
-
pay 55.7% less in Iraq
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Iraq.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,070
|
$4.64
IQD6,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,312
|
$6.72
IQD8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,370
|
$0.42
IQD545
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,227
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,798
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,136
|
$2.51
IQD3,291
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,568
|
$4.56
IQD5,974
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,945
|
$1.76
IQD2,311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,712
|
$2.21
IQD2,892
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,299
|
$0.48
IQD630
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,057
|
$0.52
IQD677
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,872
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,855
|
$0.30
IQD398
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,376
|
$0.28
IQD362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,221
|
$0.28
IQD368
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,698
|
$1.93
IQD2,522
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,718,603
|
$39.46
IQD51,694
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,351,511,114
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,727,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,163
|
$15.54
IQD20,351
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,855,406
|
$34.52
IQD45,224
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,263,739
|
$280.02
IQD366,788
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,815,257
|
$188.34
IQD246,700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,438,995
|
$66.51
IQD87,117
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,737,438
|
$139.67
IQD182,948
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,720,870
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,678,827
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,744
|
$2.57
IQD3,369
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,205
|
$2.36
IQD3,092
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,163
|
$2.06
IQD2,693
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,530,999
|
$32.77
IQD42,929
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,674
|
$8.37
IQD10,970
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,066,947
|
$23.65
IQD30,975
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,182,922
|
$25.45
IQD33,343
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,351,597
|
$48.29
IQD63,253
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,318,271
|
$36.75
IQD48,135
|
|
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