Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 88.2% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Iraq instead of India, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
India
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.39
|
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
India
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.88
|
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.44
|
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.27
|
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.24
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.58
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
India
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.64
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.24
|
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.85
|
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
India
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
|
pay 79.3% more for childcare
India
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.02
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.83
|
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.87
|
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
India
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
|
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