Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.0 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$18.47
€17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$2.82
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$5.75
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 95.7% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$24.74
€23.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$28.68
€26.79
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$865.49
€808.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$59.31
€55.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$13.50
€12.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$115.79
€108.16
|
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