Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 58.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Australia, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.15
|
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.70
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.40
|
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.55
|
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.38
|
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.98
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.17
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.48
|
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$123.86
|
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.10
|
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.64
|
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.62
|
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.52
|
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.11
|
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
|
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