Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 54.2% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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