Cost of living comparison
Australia is 4.2 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Australia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,814
|
$16.79
A$25.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,891
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,153
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,842
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,292
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,570
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 80.6% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,655
|
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,469,679
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,972
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,690
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,224
|
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,110
|
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,879
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,864
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,302,169
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,082
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,126
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,660
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,899
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,763
|
$13.24
A$19.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,055
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,709
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,497
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,768
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
|
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