Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Iraq

Iraq vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 75.1% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% more in Iraq
Groceries: pay 44.5% more in Iraq
Transportation: pay 54.4% more in Iraq
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Iraq
Childcare: pay 96.7% more in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Iraq

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Iraq are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Iraq.

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Iraq vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.5% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$4.69 IQD7,116	+33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$6.78 IQD10,292	+57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$0.46 IQD696	+38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$0.25 IQD387	+60.5%
Average			+44.5%

Egypt vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.5% more for groceries

	Egypt	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$0.77 IQD1,171	+29.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$2.50 IQD3,803	+42.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$4.14 IQD6,285	+30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$1.73 IQD2,627	+31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$2.04 IQD3,095	+9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$0.46 IQD697	-30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$0.50 IQD764	+65.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$0.45 IQD680	+105.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$0.31 IQD474	+89.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.30 IQD454	+104.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$0.28 IQD432	+80.4%
Average			+44.5%

Egypt vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.4% more for transportation

	Egypt	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$2.18 IQD3,310	+34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$35.81 IQD54,369	+347.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$15,719.55 IQD24M	-50.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$14.95 IQD22,695	+412.8%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Egypt	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$35.82 IQD54,388	+162.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$299.18 IQD454K	+109.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$206.21 IQD313K	+112.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$69.07 IQD105K	+405.7%
Average			+143.0%

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pay 96.7% more for childcare

	Egypt	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$167.07 IQD254K	+134.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$2,726.78 IQD4M	+65.2%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	$3.16 IQD4,804	+107.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$2.65 IQD4,020	+96.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$1.96 IQD2,975	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$34.60 IQD52,536	+74.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	$9.36 IQD14,218	+206.6%
Average			+102.7%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Egypt	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$24.05 IQD36,514	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$24.78 IQD37,621	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$56.42 IQD85,653	-49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$44.01 IQD66,816	-4.1%
Average			-21.2%

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