Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.4 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Austria instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,811
|
$15.33
€13.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,887
|
$10.30
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$2.98
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$2.26
€2.04
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$2.50
€2.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,152
|
$8.22
€7.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,839
|
$5.57
€5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,291
|
$4.01
€3.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,569
|
$5.79
€5.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$1.16
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$1.30
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.84
€1.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
pay 81.4% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,567
|
$6.51
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,631
|
$49.62
€44.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,459,228
|
$26,063.58
€23,486.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,962
|
$19.69
€17.74
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,668
|
$36.32
€32.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,052
|
$871.49
€785.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,995
|
$685.35
€617.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,836
|
$267.95
€241.46
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,778
|
$469.56
€423.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,301,099
|
$14,286.41
€12,873.91
|
|
pay 91.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,080
|
$4.59
€4.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,124
|
$3.54
€3.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,659
|
$6.46
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,879
|
$44.34
€39.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,758
|
$12.69
€11.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,040
|
$85.15
€76.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,694
|
$46.34
€41.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,470
|
$89.08
€80.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,744
|
$125.31
€112.92
|
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