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Iraq vs. Connecticut Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 63.8% cheaper than Connecticut.

Restaurants: pay 74.4% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 67.5% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 35.7% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 69.3% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 91.5% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.2% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 49.8% less in Iraq

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Connecticut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Connecticut, you would:

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pay 74.4% less for restaurants

	Connecticut	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.15	$4.66 IQD6,096	-81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.65	$6.78 IQD8,863	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$0.40 IQD521	-85.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$0.23 IQD297	-89.1%
Average			-74.4%

Connecticut vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.5% less for groceries

	Connecticut	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$4.23	$0.76 IQD989	-82.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.82	$2.55 IQD3,336	-67.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42	$4.46 IQD5,830	+1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.92	$1.69 IQD2,206	-65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.12	$1.98 IQD2,587	-67.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.72	$0.47 IQD619	-82.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.51 IQD660	-45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.23	$0.43 IQD561	-80.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.53	$0.31 IQD399	-87.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.29 IQD374	-82.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52	$0.28 IQD368	-81.4%
Average			-67.5%

Connecticut vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.7% less for transportation

	Connecticut	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.26	$2.08 IQD2,720	-36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.38	$37.40 IQD48,889	-33.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,569.77	$15,792.71 IQD21M	-51.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.52	$15.36 IQD20,077	-21.3%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 69.3% less for housing

	Connecticut	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.37	$36.30 IQD47,444	-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,310.48	$287.91 IQD376K	-87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,957.50	$193.91 IQD253K	-90.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.89	$66.74 IQD87,235	-57.7%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 91.5% less for childcare

	Connecticut	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,606.87	$138.70 IQD181K	-91.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,583.33	$2,066.25 IQD3M	-91.6%
Average			-91.5%

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pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Connecticut	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30	$2.78 IQD3,631	-61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.07	$2.47 IQD3,227	-51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.48	$2.00 IQD2,608	-84.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.90	$34.51 IQD45,111	-44.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.43	$8.34 IQD10,897	-49.3%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 49.8% less for clothing

	Connecticut	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.81	$25.03 IQD32,722	-51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.40	$27.73 IQD36,251	-41.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.29	$50.80 IQD66,405	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.01	$38.19 IQD49,920	-69.2%
Average			-49.8%

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