Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 82.1% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
|
pay 39.5% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
|
pay 94.1% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
|
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