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North Carolina vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

North Carolina is 4.1 times more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.7 times more in North Carolina
Groceries: pay 4.1 times more in North Carolina
Transportation: pay 62.0% more in North Carolina
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in North Carolina
Childcare: pay 10.5 times more in North Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in North Carolina
Clothing: pay 99.5% more in North Carolina

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in North Carolina are more expensive than in Iraq. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in North Carolina.

North Carolina vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Iraq, you would:

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pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

	Iraq	North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.66 IQD6,109	$17.06	+265.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD8,882	$10.47	+54.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IQD522	$2.28	+473.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IQD298	$1.82	+702.7%
Average			+374.0%

Iraq vs. North Carolina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1 times more for groceries

	Iraq	North Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 IQD991	$3.79	+401.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 IQD3,344	$6.80	+166.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 IQD5,843	$3.73	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,211	$3.98	+136.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 IQD2,593	$5.20	+162.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IQD621	$2.47	+420.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD662	$0.71	+39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IQD562	$2.20	+413.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD400	$2.38	+679.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD375	$1.74	+506.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD369	$1.80	+539.4%
Average			+313.5%

Iraq vs. North Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.0% more for transportation

	Iraq	North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 IQD2,726	$2.98	+43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.40 IQD48,996	$60.67	+62.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,792.71 IQD20,688,560	$33,588.64	+112.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.36 IQD20,121	$19.99	+30.1%
Average			+62.0%

Iraq vs. North Carolina - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Iraq	North Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 IQD47,547	$72.77	+100.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.91 IQD377,163	$1,488.15	+416.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.91 IQD254,027	$1,261.77	+550.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.74 IQD87,425	$132.31	+98.3%
Average			+291.6%

Iraq vs. North Carolina - Cost of housing

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pay 10.5 times more for childcare

	Iraq	North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.70 IQD181,692	$1,261.89	+809.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,066.25 IQD2,706,806	$24,633.15	+1092.2%
Average			+951.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 IQD3,639	$5.12	+84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 IQD3,234	$4.82	+95.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IQD2,614	$7.77	+289.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 IQD45,209	$48.40	+40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.34 IQD10,921	$12.98	+55.7%
Average			+113.0%

Iraq vs. North Carolina - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 99.5% more for clothing

	Iraq	North Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.03 IQD32,793	$49.30	+96.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 IQD36,330	$37.76	+36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.80 IQD66,550	$88.37	+74.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.19 IQD50,028	$111.01	+190.7%
Average			+99.5%

Iraq vs. North Carolina - Cost of clothing

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