Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.9 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Italy instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
IQD5,884
|
$16.28
€14.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
IQD7,536
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IQD534
|
$2.48
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD263
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
IQD962
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD2,808
|
$7.41
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
IQD5,184
|
$4.98
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,146
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IQD1,970
|
$4.42
€3.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD566
|
$0.95
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD572
|
$0.90
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD554
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IQD380
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD348
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD337
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,028
|
$6.99
€6.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.89
IQD29,397
|
$43.01
€37.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,210.49
IQD16,782,591
|
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.06
IQD20,149
|
$20.00
€17.54
|
|
pay 78.9% more for housing
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.87
IQD48,273
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.99
IQD373,187
|
$639.56
€560.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.07
IQD231,564
|
$490.87
€430.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.20
IQD95,901
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.94
IQD129,843
|
$498.43
€437.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,566.21
IQD1,849,698
|
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
|
pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.05
IQD2,420
|
$5.00
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
IQD2,471
|
$1.68
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
IQD2,247
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.65
IQD39,740
|
$54.45
€47.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.41
IQD9,935
|
$10.03
€8.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.16
IQD33,255
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
IQD28,238
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.34
IQD54,723
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.51
IQD52,570
|
$124.71
€109.36
|
|
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