What are the prices and living standards in Iraq? How does it compare with China?

1, income levels of different people in Iraq. As far as the people I contact are concerned, it is mainly divided into three parts, which may not be representative. First of all, a large number of professional technicians and service personnel work for foreign oil companies. Second, ordinary local residents; The third is the driver and security guard of a security company in Iraq, serving us. Iraqi professional and technical personnel, who know English, have academic qualifications and skills, serve many oil companies such as PetroChina, Shell and Petronas, and their monthly income is generally more than 2,500 US dollars. Local people who provide logistics services (cooking, cleaning, temporary work, etc.). ) For many oil camps, earning 25,000 dinars (about 2 1 USD) a day has great appeal in the local area. Ordinary local residents mainly depend on date palms, rice cultivation and grazing for their livelihood. Some towns have simple businesses (small shops, small hardware stores and small building materials stores). The income is definitely lower than the above-mentioned local people who provide logistics services for the camp. The salary level of security company personnel can partly represent the income level of local companies in Iraq. Drivers are paid the same as armed security guards, working 8 hours a day and taking 4 days off every month. The monthly salary is about 600 dollars, and the accommodation company is responsible. Some English speakers work in high-end security companies with a monthly salary of $800. 2. Local price level. My contacts are mainly two nearby towns (there is no village here at all) and Nasiriyah, and I seldom spend money outside, which may not be representative. Food price of industrial production: a can of Pepsi is close to 5 yuan RMB; Kuwait/Saudi Arabia imported a bottle of 5 yuan RMB juice; Bottled water 350ml Aquafina2.5 around 2.5 yuan; Barrel Xerox chips 100g 13 yuan. Hotel food: a roast chicken 60 yuan RMB. Mutton price: RMB per catty in 60 yuan. Cigarette price: the most expensive Marlboro item 120 RMB. 3. Direct and objective impression. There is a big gap between the rich and the poor in Iraq, and there is also a big gap between urban and non-urban areas. There are many luxury cars on the road, mainly Ford in the United States, Cadillac in Japan and Toyota Land Patrol. In non-urban areas, three-wheeled motorcycles and all kinds of broken cars were the most common in the China Universiade 20 years ago, which felt like being bombed by the US military. Many young people use apple's nuclear Samsung, and the price is similar to that in China; But the most common is the Nokia function machine. Rural people generally have no sideline business, and most of the dozens of sheep at home are rich people. 4. house price. According to the Iraqi engineer who thinks he works for Petronas Malaysia, his monthly income is $4,000, but he rents a house in Baghdad because the house price is too expensive. In ordinary non-rural areas, the homestead is occupied casually, and buying some hollow bricks can simply build a house. 5. Iraq provides free medical care for all. Once a colleague fell ill and went to the largest hospital in Nasiriyah for examination, all of which were free. Of course, the medical level in Iraq is not high, and medicines are not complete. 6. Online saying that the per capita GDP of Iraq exceeds that of China does not mean that the living standard of Iraqis is better than that of China people. As mentioned above, the answer is not comprehensive and representative, only personal observation and feelings, please criticize and correct me. If there is any new discovery, it will be revised and supplemented in time.

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