Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.4 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$12.09
€11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 93.5% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$5.96
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$44.14
€41.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$20.75
€19.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$765.75
€715.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$572.23
€534.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$327.88
€306.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$52.35
€48.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$104.36
€97.48
|
|
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