Cost of living comparison
compared to
Iraq vs. Arizona Cost of Living Summary
Iraq is 69.5% cheaper than Arizona.
Iraq vs. Arizona Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Iraq instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.20
|
$4.69
IQD7,120
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.70
|
$6.78
IQD10,298
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.86
|
$0.46
IQD696
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
|
$0.25
IQD387
|
|
Arizona vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants
pay 66.7% less for groceries
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.62
|
$0.77
IQD1,171
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
|
$2.50
IQD3,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$4.14
IQD6,289
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
|
$1.73
IQD2,629
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.77
|
$2.04
IQD3,096
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.46
IQD698
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
|
$0.50
IQD764
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.45
IQD680
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$0.31
IQD474
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.30
IQD454
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.28
IQD432
|
|
Arizona vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries
pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$2.18
IQD3,311
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.69
|
$35.81
IQD54,399
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,673.49
|
$15,719.55
IQD24M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.06
|
$14.95
IQD22,707
|
|
Arizona vs. Iraq - Cost of transportation
pay 80.3% less for housing
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.25
|
$35.82
IQD54,417
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,687.34
|
$299.18
IQD454K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,391.97
|
$206.21
IQD313K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.93
|
$69.07
IQD105K
|
|
Arizona vs. Iraq - Cost of housing
pay 84.9% less for childcare
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,136.54
|
$167.07
IQD254K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,592.14
|
$2,726.78
IQD4M
|
|
Arizona vs. Iraq - Cost of childcare
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.10
|
$3.16
IQD4,807
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.53
|
$2.65
IQD4,022
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.65
|
$1.96
IQD2,977
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.52
|
$34.60
IQD52,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
|
$9.36
IQD14,226
|
|
Arizona vs. Iraq - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 50.0% less for clothing
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
|
$24.05
IQD36,534
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
|
$24.78
IQD37,642
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.26
|
$56.42
IQD85,699
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
|
$44.01
IQD66,853
|
|
Arizona vs. Iraq - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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