Cost of living comparison
Australia is 4.1 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Australia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,850
|
$15.31
A$23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,640
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$2.45
A$3.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$2.05
A$3.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,767
|
$4.24
A$6.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,648
|
$5.00
A$7.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,298
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,145
|
$3.56
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$1.44
A$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.31
A$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$2.10
A$3.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$1.03
A$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.83
A$1.28
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
$4.95
A$7.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,566
|
$81.92
A$126.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,252,651
|
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,913
|
$15.28
A$23.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,708
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,973
|
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,093
|
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,901
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,316
|
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,468
|
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
$5.72
A$8.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,929
|
$3.30
A$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,320
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,736
|
$46.71
A$72.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,146
|
$12.25
A$18.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,313
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,066
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,648
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,926
|
$106.56
A$164.24
|
|
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