Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.3 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Germany instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,811
|
$13.72
€12.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,886
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,151
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,838
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,291
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,567
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,624
|
$54.61
€50.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,456,558
|
$29,249.82
€26,902.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,959
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,663
|
$49.15
€45.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,009
|
$800.45
€736.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,965
|
$616.33
€566.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,826
|
$232.30
€213.66
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,756
|
$434.24
€399.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,300,825
|
$12,512.98
€11,508.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,080
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,124
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,658
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,874
|
$35.42
€32.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,757
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,036
|
$83.65
€76.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,690
|
$41.29
€37.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,463
|
$89.84
€82.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,738
|
$120.25
€110.60
|
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