Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 56.8% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 33.1% more in Armenia
Transportation: pay 52.2% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 64.1% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Armenia
Clothing: pay 88.8% more in Armenia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries in Armenia are more expensive than in Iraq. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Armenia instead of Iraq, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Iraq	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.69 IQD7,116	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+162.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD10,292	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 IQD696	$1.04 AMD376.48	+126.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IQD387	$0.56 AMD202.54	+119.7%
Average			+106.4%

Iraq vs. Armenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.1% more for groceries

	Iraq	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 IQD1,171	$0.62 AMD223.68	-19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 IQD3,803	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	+41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 IQD6,285	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	+43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 IQD2,627	$2.39 AMD865.30	+38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 IQD3,095	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	+99.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD697	$0.49 AMD176.88	+6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD764	$0.71 AMD256.60	+40.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 IQD680	$0.62 AMD225.88	+39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD474	$0.86 AMD313.09	+177.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD454	$0.29 AMD105.30	-2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD432	$0.26 AMD95.09	-7.6%
Average			+33.1%

Iraq vs. Armenia - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.2% more for transportation

	Iraq	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.18 IQD3,310	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	+180.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.81 IQD54,369	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	-31.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,719.55 IQD24M	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+123.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.95 IQD22,695	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	-58.1%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 64.1% more for housing

	Iraq	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.82 IQD54,388	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.18 IQD454K	$552.86 AMD200K	+84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.21 IQD313K	$392.70 AMD142K	+90.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.07 IQD105K	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	+17.5%
Average			+64.1%

Iraq vs. Armenia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Iraq	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.07 IQD254K	$308.72 AMD112K	+84.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,726.78 IQD4M	$10,253.80 AMD4M	+276.0%
Average			+163.6%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.16 IQD4,804	$2.23 AMD806.95	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 IQD4,020	$2.61 AMD943.19	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IQD2,975	$2.36 AMD854.72	+20.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.60 IQD52,536	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	+30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 IQD14,218	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	-40.7%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 88.8% more for clothing

	Iraq	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.05 IQD36,514	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	+107.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.78 IQD37,621	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	+91.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.42 IQD85,653	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	+76.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.01 IQD66,816	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	+80.8%
Average			+88.8%

Iraq vs. Armenia - Cost of clothing

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