Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 78.0% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
|
pay 66.2% more for housing
Iraq
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
|
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