Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 31.6% cheaper than Yemen overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.0% less in Iraq
- Groceries
-
pay 62.4% less in Iraq
- Transportation
-
pay 37.3% less in Iraq
- Housing
-
pay 0.8% less in Iraq
- Childcare
-
pay 11.3% more in Iraq
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.2% less in Iraq
- Clothing
-
pay 61.1% less in Iraq
Expenses including groceries, clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Iraq.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,839
|
$4.64
IQD6,084
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,323
|
$6.72
IQD8,805
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER411
|
$0.42
IQD545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER166
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 62.4% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER370
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER956
|
$2.51
IQD3,291
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,569
|
$4.56
IQD5,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,201
|
$1.76
IQD2,311
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,343
|
$2.21
IQD2,892
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER668
|
$0.48
IQD630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER195
|
$0.52
IQD677
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER555
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER308
|
$0.30
IQD398
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER290
|
$0.28
IQD362
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER219
|
$0.28
IQD368
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,645
|
$1.93
IQD2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,402
|
$39.46
IQD51,699
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,872,311
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,729,216
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,139
|
$15.54
IQD20,352
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Yemen
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER17,455
|
$34.52
IQD45,228
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER52,331
|
$280.02
IQD366,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER34,454
|
$188.34
IQD246,722
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,363
|
$66.51
IQD87,125
|
|
pay 11.3% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER20,864
|
$139.67
IQD182,964
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER813,601
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,679,065
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER728
|
$2.57
IQD3,369
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER900
|
$2.36
IQD3,093
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,035
|
$2.06
IQD2,694
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,030
|
$32.77
IQD42,932
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,222
|
$8.37
IQD10,971
|
|
pay 61.1% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,402
|
$23.65
IQD30,978
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,055
|
$25.45
IQD33,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER19,789
|
$48.29
IQD63,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER27,369
|
$36.75
IQD48,139
|
|
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