Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 4.1% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Albania, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Albania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Albania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
Albania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
Albania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Albania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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