Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.2 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,806
|
$20.22
€18.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,880
|
$11.79
€10.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$3.13
€2.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$2.80
€2.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$2.92
€2.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,149
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,834
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$3.89
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$5.51
€5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
$6.00
€5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,586
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,440,241
|
$27,590.69
€25,413.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,943
|
$29.95
€27.58
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,630
|
$49.80
€45.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,741
|
$1,699.58
€1,565.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,785
|
$1,475.67
€1,359.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,760
|
$164.91
€151.90
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,622
|
$1,178.26
€1,085.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,299,153
|
$17,310.77
€15,945.07
|
|
pay 94.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,078
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,122
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$5.97
€5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,844
|
$44.65
€41.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,749
|
$12.72
€11.72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,013
|
$61.55
€56.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,667
|
$31.61
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,421
|
$86.38
€79.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,700
|
$96.33
€88.73
|
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