Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 20.1% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Iran, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Iran
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
Iran
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
|
pay 14.3% more for childcare
Iran
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
|
pay 61.6% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
|
pay 57.5% less for clothing
Iran
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Iraq or Iran. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.