Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 45.2% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Iraq
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
|
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