Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 56.3% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Belgium
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 53.1% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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