Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.8 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 94.3% more for groceries
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 94.5% more for clothing
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
|
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