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Irbil vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Irbil is 46.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% less in Irbil
Groceries: pay 62.9% less in Irbil
Transportation: pay 35.4% less in Irbil
Housing: pay 48.5% less in Irbil
Childcare: pay 82.5% less in Irbil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% less in Irbil
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Irbil

Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Irbil.

Irbil vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Irbil instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 28.3% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Irbil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$7.58 IQD9,920	-4.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$8.91 IQD11,656	+38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.46 IQD603	-66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.21 IQD273	-81.2%
Average			-28.3%

Hong Kong vs. Irbil - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.9% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Irbil
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$0.83 IQD1,086	-62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$3.62 IQD4,739	-70.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$4.98 IQD6,516	-57.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$1.89 IQD2,475	-46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$2.25 IQD2,942	-53.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$0.53 IQD696	-66.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.53 IQD695	-51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.52 IQD682	-67.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$0.34 IQD450	-75.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.31 IQD402	-72.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.33 IQD427	-69.1%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 35.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Irbil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$2.52 IQD3,300	-78.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$34.46 IQD45,068	-48.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$17,890.19 IQD23,398,642	-53.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$20.29 IQD26,535	+39.7%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 48.5% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Irbil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$28.28 IQD36,990	+27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$430.64 IQD563,236	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$290.96 IQD380,548	-82.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$76.17 IQD99,623	-57.1%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 82.5% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Irbil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$239.27 IQD312,946	-77.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$2,677.50 IQD3,501,908	-88.0%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Irbil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$2.01 IQD2,629	-69.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.15 IQD4,114	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$2.65 IQD3,472	-79.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$65.65 IQD85,861	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$11.38 IQD14,880	-11.5%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Irbil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$33.91 IQD44,350	-54.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$50.41 IQD65,937	+19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$78.69 IQD102,918	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$75.47 IQD98,704	-47.1%
Average			-24.1%

Hong Kong vs. Irbil - Cost of clothing

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