Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.8 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 94.3% more for groceries
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD406
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 94.5% more for clothing
Iraq
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
|
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