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Duhok vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Duhok is 47.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% more in Duhok
Groceries: pay 41.2% more in Duhok
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Duhok
Housing: pay 90.9% more in Duhok
Childcare: pay 21.1% more in Duhok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.4% more in Duhok
Clothing: pay 67.3% less in Duhok

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and childcare in Duhok are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Duhok.

Duhok vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Duhok instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 22.2% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Duhok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$3.79 IQD4,968	-8.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$8.34 IQD10,930	+60.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$0.40 IQD523	+4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$0.19 IQD248	+32.0%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 41.2% more for groceries

	Cairo	Duhok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$0.83 IQD1,087	+38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$2.48 IQD3,255	+32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$4.98 IQD6,527	+33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$1.89 IQD2,479	+30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$1.35 IQD1,772	-34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$0.49 IQD648	-33.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.53 IQD696	+58.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.38 IQD497	+33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.32 IQD422	+155.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.31 IQD402	+63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$0.33 IQD428	+75.4%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Duhok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$2.52 IQD3,305	+85.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$15.50 IQD20,313	+140.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$17,890.19 IQD23,438,051	-52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$13.32 IQD17,453	+400.9%
Average			+143.6%

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pay 90.9% more for housing

	Cairo	Duhok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$28.28 IQD37,053	+119.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$176.10 IQD230,714	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$123.97 IQD162,414	-9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$71.12 IQD93,168	+271.8%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 21.1% more for childcare

	Cairo	Duhok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$112.47 IQD147,341	+21.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$2,677.50 IQD3,507,806	+21.1%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Duhok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$1.90 IQD2,484	+30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$2.75 IQD3,602	+70.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$1.90 IQD2,484	-8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$52.09 IQD68,245	+200.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$7.45 IQD9,766	+99.3%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 67.3% less for clothing

	Cairo	Duhok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$9.94 IQD13,021	-70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$19.88 IQD26,042	-56.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$29.82 IQD39,063	-74.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$19.88 IQD26,042	-67.7%
Average			-67.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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