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Kirkuk vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Kirkuk is 22.1% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% more in Kirkuk
Groceries: pay 16.1% more in Kirkuk
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Kirkuk
Housing: pay 54.4% more in Kirkuk
Childcare: pay 51.2% less in Kirkuk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% more in Kirkuk
Clothing: pay 47.7% less in Kirkuk

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Kirkuk are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Kirkuk. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kirkuk.

Kirkuk vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Kirkuk
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	$6.07 IQD7,949	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$0.38 IQD499
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$0.19 IQD248	+32.0%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 16.1% more for groceries

	Cairo	Kirkuk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$0.63 IQD822	+4.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$2.28 IQD2,981	+21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$4.17 IQD5,464	+11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$1.40 IQD1,838	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$1.16 IQD1,516	-44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$0.37 IQD486	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.43 IQD563	+28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.41 IQD542	+45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.28 IQD361	+118.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.23 IQD301	+21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$0.23 IQD299	+22.6%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Kirkuk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$1.97 IQD2,581	+44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$18,202.83 IQD23,847,643	-51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$12.08 IQD15,830	+354.3%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 54.4% more for housing

	Cairo	Kirkuk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$37.85 IQD49,581	+193.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$74.54 IQD97,659	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$108.67 IQD142,373	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$40.26 IQD52,747	+110.5%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 51.2% less for childcare

	Cairo	Kirkuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$57.98 IQD75,957	-37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$775.24 IQD1,015,649	-64.9%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Kirkuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$3.79 IQD4,968	+160.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$2.09 IQD2,733	+29.1%
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	$14.63 IQD19,171	-15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$7.58 IQD9,937	+102.8%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 47.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Kirkuk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$29.20 IQD38,256	-14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$36.03 IQD47,198	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$22.86 IQD29,949	-80.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$14.91 IQD19,532	-75.8%
Average			-47.7%

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