Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 26.6% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
Hungary
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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