Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 10.3% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 34.3% more for housing
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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