Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.0 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,819
|
$18.07
£13.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,899
|
$8.96
£6.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD553
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
$1.52
£1.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,042
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,156
|
$4.24
£3.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,847
|
$5.75
£4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,294
|
$3.68
£2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,572
|
$3.66
£2.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD626
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,571
|
$7.22
£5.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,700
|
$94.64
£72.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,488,806
|
$33,464.66
£25,486.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,991
|
$16.98
£12.93
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,729
|
$37.59
£28.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,537
|
$1,224.35
£932.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,322
|
$974.65
£742.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,956
|
$234.45
£178.55
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD185,022
|
$1,426.61
£1,086.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,304,129
|
$18,036.83
£13,736.60
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,084
|
$5.42
£4.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,128
|
$3.93
£2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,662
|
$16.35
£12.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,935
|
$43.82
£33.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,772
|
$12.87
£9.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,082
|
$76.61
£58.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,736
|
$39.64
£30.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,547
|
$90.51
£68.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,812
|
$94.66
£72.10
|
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