Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 50.4% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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