Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 56.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Canada, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
$4.48
IQD5,838
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
$6.61
IQD8,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
$0.46
IQD596
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
$0.25
IQD323
|
|
pay 61.6% less for groceries
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
$0.83
IQD1,076
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
$2.12
IQD2,762
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
$4.32
IQD5,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
$1.76
IQD2,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
$1.64
IQD2,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
$0.49
IQD634
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$0.47
IQD610
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
$1.72
IQD2,246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
$27.22
IQD35,493
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,209,394
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
$16.77
IQD21,869
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
$38.80
IQD50,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
$279.28
IQD364,230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
$186.02
IQD242,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
$66.50
IQD86,724
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
$109.67
IQD143,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,017,353
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
$2.49
IQD3,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
$2.24
IQD2,923
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
$1.78
IQD2,316
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
$29.64
IQD38,657
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
$8.53
IQD11,123
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
Canada
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
$24.73
IQD32,247
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
$25.30
IQD32,998
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
$45.64
IQD59,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
$51.98
IQD67,788
|
|
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