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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,814
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,891
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,153
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,842
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,292
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,570
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 81.4% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,655
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,469,679
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,972
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,690
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,224
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,110
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,879
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,864
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,302,169
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 91.1% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,082
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,126
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,660
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,899
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,763
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,055
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,709
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,497
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,768
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
|
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