Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 6.4% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 93.4% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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