Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.7 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Italy instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,814
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,891
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,153
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,842
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,292
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,570
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 85.8% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,655
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,469,679
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,972
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,690
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,224
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,110
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,879
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,864
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,302,169
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,082
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,126
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,660
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,899
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,763
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,055
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,709
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,497
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,768
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
|
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