Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 2.1 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$7.27
€6.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.50
€1.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
pay 88.0% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$2.84
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.41
€0.38
|
|
pay 65.6% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$6.62
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$23.13
€21.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$20,325.40
€18,875.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$11.42
€10.60
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
Iraq
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$20.68
€19.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$525.97
€488.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$430.57
€399.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$154.00
€143.01
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$367.52
€341.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$7,594.62
€7,052.74
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$36.25
€33.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$7.09
€6.58
|
|
pay 69.3% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$56.64
€52.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$32.72
€30.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$68.42
€63.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$87.74
€81.48
|
|
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