Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.6 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$16.63
€15.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$113.76
€106.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$17.14
€16.03
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$893.73
€835.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$59.94
€56.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$11.50
€10.75
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$90.50
€84.61
|
|
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