Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 59.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Iraq instead of United States, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.48
IQD5,850
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.61
IQD8,640
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 61.9% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$2.12
IQD2,767
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.32
IQD5,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.76
IQD2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.64
IQD2,145
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$27.22
IQD35,566
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,252,651
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$16.77
IQD21,913
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
|
United States
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$38.80
IQD50,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$279.28
IQD364,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$186.02
IQD243,093
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$66.50
IQD86,901
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$109.67
IQD143,316
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,468
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.24
IQD2,929
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.78
IQD2,320
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$29.64
IQD38,736
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$8.53
IQD11,146
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$24.73
IQD32,313
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$25.30
IQD33,066
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$45.64
IQD59,648
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$51.98
IQD67,926
|
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