Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 62.2% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Australia, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.13
|
$4.44
IQD5,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
$6.78
IQD8,891
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.84
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.20
|
$0.20
IQD266
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.05
|
$2.41
IQD3,153
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.61
|
$4.46
IQD5,842
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
$1.75
IQD2,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.97
|
$1.96
IQD2,570
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.14
|
$0.48
IQD625
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.87
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.00
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$0.27
IQD354
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.42
|
$0.27
IQD357
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.08
|
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.40
|
$40.17
IQD52,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,469,679
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.13
|
$16.76
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
$34.86
IQD45,690
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
$280.92
IQD368,224
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
$189.29
IQD248,110
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
$69.33
IQD90,879
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
$141.04
IQD184,864
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,302,169
|
|
pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.02
|
$2.35
IQD3,082
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.39
|
$2.38
IQD3,126
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
$2.03
IQD2,660
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.58
|
$31.97
IQD41,899
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.82
|
$8.21
IQD10,763
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
Australia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
$24.45
IQD32,055
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
$24.19
IQD31,709
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
$44.63
IQD58,497
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.77
|
$39.49
IQD51,768
|
|
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