Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.3 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Greece instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$12.71
€11.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 87.0% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$4.97
€4.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$8.80
€8.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$40.24
€37.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$13.03
€12.18
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$429.23
€401.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$358.56
€335.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$341.10
€318.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
|
pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$4.08
€3.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$45.22
€42.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$8.85
€8.27
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$99.20
€92.74
|
|
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