Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 56.8% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$4.48
IQD5,850
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$6.61
IQD8,640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$2.12
IQD2,767
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.32
IQD5,648
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.76
IQD2,298
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$1.64
IQD2,145
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$27.22
IQD35,566
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,252,651
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$16.77
IQD21,913
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
Illinois
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$38.80
IQD50,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$279.28
IQD364,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$186.02
IQD243,093
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$66.50
IQD86,901
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$109.67
IQD143,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,468
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$2.24
IQD2,929
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$1.78
IQD2,320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$29.64
IQD38,736
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$8.53
IQD11,146
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$24.73
IQD32,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$25.30
IQD33,066
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$45.64
IQD59,648
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$51.98
IQD67,926
|
|
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