Cost of living comparison
Albania is 35.1% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Albania instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 84.2% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,850
|
$5.36
ALL509
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,640
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,767
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,648
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,298
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,145
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 81.0% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
$7.57
ALL718
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,566
|
$12.57
ALL1,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,252,651
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,647,194
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,913
|
$22.05
ALL2,092
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
Iraq
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,708
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,973
|
$267.36
ALL25,360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,093
|
$193.27
ALL18,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,901
|
$65.46
ALL6,209
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,316
|
$115.94
ALL10,997
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,468
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,536
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,929
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,320
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,736
|
$32.37
ALL3,070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,146
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 49.2% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,313
|
$39.49
ALL3,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,066
|
$32.13
ALL3,048
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,648
|
$69.30
ALL6,574
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,926
|
$82.40
ALL7,816
|
|
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