Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.3 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Greece instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,866
|
$12.71
€11.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,664
|
$8.10
€7.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 87.0% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,664
|
$5.63
€5.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$3.64
€3.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD613
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$8.80
€8.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,663
|
$40.24
€36.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,310,748
|
$22,158.38
€20,353.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,973
|
$13.03
€11.97
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,847
|
$34.83
€32.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,971
|
$429.23
€394.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,757
|
$358.56
€329.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,139
|
$172.07
€158.05
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,707
|
$341.10
€313.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,994
|
$6,725.16
€6,177.39
|
|
pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$4.08
€3.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,327
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,842
|
$45.22
€41.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,176
|
$8.85
€8.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,401
|
$76.36
€70.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,156
|
$36.41
€33.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,811
|
$77.82
€71.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,112
|
$99.20
€91.12
|
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