Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 2.3 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$9.57
€8.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$38.99
€36.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$10.59
€9.89
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
Iraq
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$706.14
€659.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$551.18
€514.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$353.18
€329.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$38.08
€35.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
pay 87.2% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$82.02
€76.62
|
|
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