Cost of living comparison

 Nairobi, Kenya
compared to
 Iraq
Iraq vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary
Iraq vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 16.5% less for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
KES499.09
$4.64
IQD6,084
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.17
KES798.54
$6.72
IQD8,806
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.66
KES85.83
$0.42
IQD545

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

 
Nairobi
Iraq
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
KES72.29
$0.82
IQD1,068
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.59
KES723.99
$2.51
IQD3,292
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
KES434.10
$4.56
IQD5,975

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

 
Nairobi
Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.17
KES799.71
$1.93
IQD2,522
Monthly public transit pass $30.83
KES3,992.70
$39.46
IQD51,703
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,266.80
KES2,495,436.02
$16,587.19
IQD21,731,043

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pay 40.8% more for housing

 
Nairobi
Iraq
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.39
KES5,102.14
$34.52
IQD45,231
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $428.53
KES55,502.96
$280.02
IQD366,851
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.44
KES21,556.73
$188.34
IQD246,743

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pay 45.4% less for childcare

 
Nairobi
Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $166.67
KES21,587.71
$139.67
IQD182,980
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,008.06
KES1,037,203.51
$2,045.09
IQD2,679,291

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.31
KES299.45
$2.57
IQD3,369
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
KES290.24
$2.36
IQD3,093
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.08
KES399.27
$2.06
IQD2,694

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

 
Nairobi
Iraq
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.84
KES2,181.49
$23.65
IQD30,980
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.95
KES2,972.34
$25.45
IQD33,348
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.84
KES8,009.16
$48.29
IQD63,264

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