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Iraq vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 63.0% cheaper than Ireland overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 59.0% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 58.8% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 64.7% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 78.9% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 53.0% less in Iraq

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Ireland, you would:

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pay 72.0% less for restaurants

	Ireland	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.70 €16.99	$4.66 IQD6,092	-76.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.31 €9.76	$6.78 IQD8,857	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 €2.06	$0.40 IQD521	-83.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.64	$0.23 IQD297	-88.1%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 59.0% less for groceries

	Ireland	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 €1.76	$0.76 IQD988	-62.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.16 €4.45	$2.55 IQD3,334	-50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 €5.08	$4.46 IQD5,826	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 €3.51	$1.69 IQD2,204	-58.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 €4.39	$1.98 IQD2,585	-61.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.18	$0.47 IQD619	-65.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$0.51 IQD660	-48.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.20	$0.43 IQD560	-69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 €1.54	$0.31 IQD399	-83.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.74	$0.29 IQD374	-66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.59	$0.28 IQD368	-58.8%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 58.8% less for transportation

	Ireland	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.68	$2.08 IQD2,718	-73.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$121.81 €105.04	$37.40 IQD48,857	-69.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,319.33 €35,630.77	$15,792.71 IQD20,629,879	-61.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.20 €19.14	$15.36 IQD20,064	-30.8%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 64.7% less for housing

	Ireland	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.47 €44.39	$36.30 IQD47,412	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,543.12 €1,330.68	$287.91 IQD376,094	-81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,305.59 €1,125.85	$193.91 IQD253,307	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$178.90 €154.27	$66.74 IQD87,177	-62.7%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 78.9% less for childcare

	Ireland	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,108.91 €956.25	$138.70 IQD181,176	-87.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,959.78 €6,001.60	$2,066.25 IQD2,699,129	-70.3%
Average			-78.9%

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pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ireland	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 €5.72	$2.78 IQD3,628	-58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.32 €3.73	$2.47 IQD3,225	-42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.16 €16.52	$2.00 IQD2,606	-89.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.57 €54.82	$34.51 IQD45,081	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 €11.49	$8.34 IQD10,890	-37.4%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 53.0% less for clothing

	Ireland	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.93 €77.55	$25.03 IQD32,700	-72.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 €35.41	$27.73 IQD36,227	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.01 €82.79	$50.80 IQD66,361	-47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.40 €83.13	$38.19 IQD49,886	-60.4%
Average			-53.0%

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