Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Estonia

Estonia vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Estonia is 93.7% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Estonia
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Estonia
Transportation: pay 64.9% more in Estonia
Housing: pay 88.9% more in Estonia
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Estonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% more in Estonia
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Estonia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, and transportation in Estonia are more expensive than in Iraq. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Estonia.

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Estonia vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Estonia instead of Iraq, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Iraq	Estonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.69 IQD7,116	$14.56 €12.96	+210.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD10,292	$10.34 €9.20	+52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 IQD696	$2.57 €2.29	+460.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IQD387	$2.32 €2.06	+810.4%
Average			+186.0%

Iraq vs. Estonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Iraq	Estonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 IQD1,171	$1.41 €1.25	+82.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 IQD3,803	$5.39 €4.80	+115.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 IQD6,285	$4.14 €3.69	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 IQD2,627	$2.81 €2.50	+62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 IQD3,095	$3.93 €3.50	+92.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD697	$0.91 €0.81	+98.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD764	$0.65 €0.58	+29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 IQD680	$1.08 €0.96	+141.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD474	$1.24 €1.10	+297.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD454	$0.37 €0.33	+23.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD432	$0.39 €0.35	+36.9%
Average			+76.4%

Iraq vs. Estonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.9% more for transportation

	Iraq	Estonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.18 IQD3,310	$7.27 €6.47	+233.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.81 IQD54,369	$26.37 €23.47	-26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,719.55 IQD24M	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	+78.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.95 IQD22,695	$12.52 €11.14	-16.3%
Average			+64.9%

Iraq vs. Estonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 88.9% more for housing

	Iraq	Estonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.82 IQD54,388	$31.76 €28.27	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.18 IQD454K	$512.18 €455.86	+71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.21 IQD313K	$387.48 €344.88	+87.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.07 IQD105K	$221.29 €196.96	+220.4%
Average			+88.9%

Iraq vs. Estonia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Iraq	Estonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.07 IQD254K	$324.72 €289.02	+94.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,726.78 IQD4M	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	+281.4%
Average			+172.3%

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pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Estonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.16 IQD4,804	$5.67 €5.04	+79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 IQD4,020	$4.06 €3.61	+53.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IQD2,975	$6.56 €5.84	+234.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.60 IQD52,536	$45.01 €40.06	+30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 IQD14,218	$9.62 €8.56	+2.8%
Average			+48.5%

Iraq vs. Estonia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Iraq	Estonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.05 IQD36,514	$97.14 €86.46	+303.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.78 IQD37,621	$49.85 €44.37	+101.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.42 IQD85,653	$94.67 €84.26	+67.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.01 IQD66,816	$118.18 €105.19	+168.5%
Average			+146.0%

Iraq vs. Estonia - Cost of clothing

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