Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.1 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Germany instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$12.84
€12.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$6.74
€6.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$4.22
€3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$8.31
€7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$73.47
€68.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$21.90
€20.48
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$759.74
€710.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$577.93
€540.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$325.78
€304.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$3.27
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$34.77
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$12.08
€11.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$113.48
€106.09
|
|
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