Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 52.9% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.75
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.40
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.28
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.47
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.40
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€857.56
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€685.44
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€394.15
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.07
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.55
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 62.1% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.35
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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