Cost of living comparison
Syria is 3.5% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Syria instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Iraq
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Iraq
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
|
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