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Basra vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Basra is 14.5% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Basra
Groceries: pay 11.4% less in Basra
Transportation: pay 15.3% less in Basra
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Basra
Childcare: pay 52.4% less in Basra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% more in Basra
Clothing: pay 41.8% less in Basra

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Basra.

Basra vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Basra instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Lima	Basra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.75	$4.55 IQD5,991	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN23.04	$6.83 IQD8,987	+12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.13	$0.47 IQD624	-42.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.92	$0.38 IQD499	-25.4%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Basra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.16	$1.04 IQD1,365	-57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.95	$3.44 IQD4,531	-18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.72	$3.59 IQD4,725	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.22	$2.05 IQD2,696	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.49	$4.30 IQD5,651	+91.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.31	$0.63 IQD833	-27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.91	$0.71 IQD941	+41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.82	$0.49 IQD646	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.98	$0.38 IQD499	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.02	$0.32 IQD419	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.30 IQD391	-37.6%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 15.3% less for transportation

	Lima	Basra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.36	$1.92 IQD2,532	-64.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN90.15	$28.46 IQD37,444	+19.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN87,547.78	$18,972.19 IQD24,962,734	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN76.13	$20.49 IQD26,960	+1.7%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 8.1% less for housing

	Lima	Basra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN100.40	$37.94 IQD49,925	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,175.43	$344.54 IQD453,334	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,374.65	$259.93 IQD342,003	-28.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN166.33	$41.06 IQD54,028	-6.7%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 52.4% less for childcare

	Lima	Basra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN807.61	$151.78 IQD199,702	-29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,549.88	$1,897.22 IQD2,496,273	-75.7%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Basra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN8.01	$7.59 IQD9,985	+257.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.90	$2.66 IQD3,495	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN20.03	$1.90 IQD2,496	-64.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN115.33	$40.47 IQD53,254	+32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN30.05	$7.59 IQD9,985	-4.6%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 41.8% less for clothing

	Lima	Basra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN161.73	$34.15 IQD44,933	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN132.22	$18.97 IQD24,963	-45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN322.04	$56.92 IQD74,888	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN356.60	$30.36 IQD39,940	-67.8%
Average			-41.8%

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