Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 57.7% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Canada, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
$4.44
IQD5,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
$6.78
IQD8,891
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$0.20
IQD266
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
$2.41
IQD3,153
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
$4.46
IQD5,842
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
$1.75
IQD2,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
$1.96
IQD2,570
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$0.48
IQD625
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.27
IQD354
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.27
IQD357
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
$40.17
IQD52,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,469,679
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
$16.76
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
$34.86
IQD45,690
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
$280.92
IQD368,224
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
$189.29
IQD248,110
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
$69.33
IQD90,879
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
$141.04
IQD184,864
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,302,169
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
$2.35
IQD3,082
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$2.38
IQD3,126
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
$2.03
IQD2,660
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
$31.97
IQD41,899
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
$8.21
IQD10,763
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
$24.45
IQD32,055
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
$24.19
IQD31,709
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
$44.63
IQD58,497
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
$39.49
IQD51,768
|
|
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