Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 35.2% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.36
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.20
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.71
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Estonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.85
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€324.56
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.87
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.24
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.95
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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