Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.6 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,866
|
$16.63
€15.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,664
|
$9.41
€8.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$2.04
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$4.31
€3.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,664
|
$4.75
€4.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$3.01
€2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD613
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$7.64
€7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,663
|
$113.76
€104.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,310,748
|
$32,407.58
€29,767.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,973
|
$17.14
€15.75
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,847
|
$52.84
€48.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,971
|
$1,291.60
€1,186.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,757
|
$1,147.51
€1,054.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,139
|
$156.48
€143.73
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,707
|
$893.73
€820.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,994
|
$8,678.25
€7,971.41
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$5.53
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,327
|
$15.83
€14.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,842
|
$59.94
€55.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,176
|
$11.50
€10.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,401
|
$76.22
€70.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,156
|
$37.26
€34.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,811
|
$85.01
€78.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,112
|
$90.50
€83.13
|
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