Cost of living comparison
Israel is 3.5 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Israel instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$124.42
₪468.13
|
|
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