Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 82.1% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£125.73
|
$4.48
IQD5,838
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
$6.61
IQD8,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.66
|
$0.46
IQD596
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.57
|
$0.25
IQD323
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
$0.83
IQD1,076
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£57.38
|
$2.12
IQD2,762
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£112.94
|
$4.32
IQD5,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
$1.76
IQD2,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£74.03
|
$1.64
IQD2,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£18.87
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.26
|
$0.49
IQD634
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.45
|
$0.47
IQD610
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.89
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.57
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.69
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£47.59
|
$1.72
IQD2,246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£372.68
|
$27.22
IQD35,493
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,209,394
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£86.26
|
$16.77
IQD21,869
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
$38.80
IQD50,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
$279.28
IQD364,230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
$186.02
IQD242,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
$66.50
IQD86,724
|
|
pay 39.5% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
$109.67
IQD143,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,017,353
|
|
pay 94.1% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£67.64
|
$2.49
IQD3,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£48.15
|
$2.24
IQD2,923
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
$1.78
IQD2,316
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£709.63
|
$29.64
IQD38,657
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£146.22
|
$8.53
IQD11,123
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
$24.73
IQD32,247
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
$25.30
IQD32,998
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
$45.64
IQD59,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
$51.98
IQD67,788
|
|
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