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Iraq vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 25.7% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 30.2% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 12.5% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 4.6% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 44.1% less in Iraq

Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.7% less for restaurants

	Lima	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.75	$4.64 IQD6,110	-11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN23.04	$6.72 IQD8,844	+10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.13	$0.42 IQD548	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.92	$0.22 IQD294	-56.1%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 30.2% less for groceries

	Lima	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.16	$0.82 IQD1,073	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.95	$2.51 IQD3,306	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.72	$4.56 IQD6,000	-7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.22	$1.76 IQD2,321	-34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.49	$2.21 IQD2,905	-1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.31	$0.48 IQD633	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.91	$0.52 IQD680	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.82	$0.44 IQD584	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.98	$0.30 IQD400	-41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.02	$0.28 IQD364	-48.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.28 IQD369	-41.1%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 12.5% less for transportation

	Lima	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.36	$1.93 IQD2,533	-64.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN90.15	$39.46 IQD51,926	+65.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN87,547.78	$16,587.19 IQD21,824,652	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN76.13	$15.54 IQD20,442	-22.9%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 4.6% less for housing

	Lima	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN100.40	$34.52 IQD45,426	+30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,175.43	$280.02 IQD368,431	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,374.65	$188.34 IQD247,806	-48.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN166.33	$66.51 IQD87,508	+51.1%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Lima	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN807.61	$139.67 IQD183,768	-34.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,549.88	$2,045.09 IQD2,690,832	-73.8%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN8.01	$2.57 IQD3,384	+21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.90	$2.36 IQD3,106	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN20.03	$2.06 IQD2,705	-61.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN115.33	$32.77 IQD43,121	+7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN30.05	$8.37 IQD11,019	+5.3%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 44.1% less for clothing

	Lima	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN161.73	$23.65 IQD31,114	-44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN132.22	$25.45 IQD33,492	-27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN322.04	$48.29 IQD63,536	-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN356.60	$36.75 IQD48,350	-61.1%
Average			-44.1%

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