Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 5.6% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Argentina
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
Argentina
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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