Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 54.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Iraq instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Iraq
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.64
|
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.84
|
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.16
|
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.01
|
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£667.66
|
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.36
|
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.56
|
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.54
|
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
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