Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 37.9% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
|
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