Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 29.6% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
Croatia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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