Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 39.5% cheaper than Iraq.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Iraq
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Iraq
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Iraq
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 18.5% less for childcare
Iraq
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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