Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.8 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Italy instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,841
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,628
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD596
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD323
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,077
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,763
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,640
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,295
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,142
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD610
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,247
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,514
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,221,739
|
$25,887.08
€24,275.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,882
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,635
|
$30.75
€28.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,442
|
$608.10
€570.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,739
|
$488.80
€458.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,775
|
$151.72
€142.27
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,107
|
$459.30
€430.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,018,528
|
$9,604.44
€9,006.56
|
|
pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,243
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,925
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,317
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,680
|
$51.79
€48.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,129
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,266
|
$80.37
€75.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,018
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,561
|
$89.56
€83.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,827
|
$114.84
€107.69
|
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