Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.4 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Spain instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,853
|
$12.45
€11.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,644
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,079
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
$5.73
€5.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,651
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
$3.11
€2.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD406
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 92.0% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,252
|
$6.67
€6.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,583
|
$39.84
€37.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,262,887
|
$24,357.72
€22,827.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,924
|
$14.14
€13.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,733
|
$40.62
€38.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,149
|
$697.48
€653.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,210
|
$570.67
€534.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,943
|
$106.79
€100.08
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,385
|
$342.46
€320.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,022,441
|
$7,368.05
€6,905.02
|
|
pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,249
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,755
|
$43.33
€40.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,151
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 91.7% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,328
|
$73.58
€68.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,082
|
$33.02
€30.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,677
|
$74.35
€69.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,959
|
$91.35
€85.61
|
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