Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.5 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.73
IQD6,896
|
$16.45
£13.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
IQD9,674
|
$7.12
£5.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
IQD643
|
$1.71
£1.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
IQD398
|
$1.25
£1.04
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
IQD1,099
|
$1.19
£0.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
IQD3,427
|
$3.41
£2.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
IQD5,929
|
$4.30
£3.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
IQD2,536
|
$2.38
£1.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
IQD2,638
|
$3.06
£2.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
IQD660
|
$1.02
£0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD695
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD679
|
$0.95
£0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
IQD478
|
$1.15
£0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD433
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD404
|
$0.55
£0.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
IQD2,542
|
$7.17
£5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.02
IQD42,352
|
$92.01
£76.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,819.78
IQD20,167,747
|
$24,219.88
£20,098.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.56
IQD24,166
|
$15.92
£13.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.45
IQD56,113
|
$37.70
£31.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.58
IQD463,462
|
$1,003.85
£833.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.18
IQD283,370
|
$804.91
£667.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.08
IQD97,888
|
$154.44
£128.16
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.43
IQD177,204
|
$1,113.22
£923.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,631.78
IQD2,381,322
|
$15,982.03
£13,262.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
IQD3,828
|
$4.58
£3.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
IQD2,959
|
$3.39
£2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
IQD2,545
|
$13.94
£11.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.53
IQD47,478
|
$40.99
£34.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
IQD11,774
|
$11.75
£9.75
|
|
pay 86.1% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.88
IQD43,609
|
$71.73
£59.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.99
IQD35,009
|
$36.82
£30.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.18
IQD67,397
|
$76.65
£63.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.35
IQD61,799
|
$78.28
£64.96
|
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