Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 75.9% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 91.8% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 64.7% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 69.1% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Hungary

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

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Hungary vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Iraq	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.69 IQD7,116	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	+131.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD10,292	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 IQD696	$1.53 HUF495.24	+234.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IQD387	$1.22 HUF393.06	+377.5%
Average			+112.6%

Iraq vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.8% more for groceries

	Iraq	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 IQD1,171	$1.45 HUF467.70	+87.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 IQD3,803	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	+101.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 IQD6,285	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 IQD2,627	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	+96.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 IQD3,095	$2.93 HUF947.92	+43.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD697	$0.91 HUF293.18	+97.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD764	$0.95 HUF306.91	+88.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 IQD680	$0.98 HUF315.85	+118.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD474	$1.51 HUF487.70	+383.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD454	$0.47 HUF150.57	+55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD432	$0.52 HUF168.31	+83.1%
Average			+91.8%

Iraq vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.7% more for transportation

	Iraq	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.18 IQD3,310	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	+220.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.81 IQD54,369	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	-32.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,719.55 IQD24M	$29,505.45 HUF10M	+87.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.95 IQD22,695	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	-0.4%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 69.1% more for housing

	Iraq	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.82 IQD54,388	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.18 IQD454K	$513.43 HUF166K	+71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.21 IQD313K	$393.20 HUF127K	+90.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.07 IQD105K	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	+66.5%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Iraq	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.07 IQD254K	$324.41 HUF105K	+94.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,726.78 IQD4M	$8,370.86 HUF3M	+207.0%
Average			+144.2%

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pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.16 IQD4,804	$2.18 HUF704.52	-31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 IQD4,020	$2.37 HUF766.32	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IQD2,975	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	+283.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.60 IQD52,536	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	+47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 IQD14,218	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	-16.3%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Iraq	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.05 IQD36,514	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	+253.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.78 IQD37,621	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	+39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.42 IQD85,653	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	+51.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.01 IQD66,816	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	+117.3%
Average			+100.4%

Iraq vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing

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