Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 60.5% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.89
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.41
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.68
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.11
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.56
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.16
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.30
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.32
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.97
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,928.46
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.35
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.10
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,147.33
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€951.76
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€170.90
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,598.73
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,495.58
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.05
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.26
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.17
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.59
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.71
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.73
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.36
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.99
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
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