Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 59.0% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Israel, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
Israel
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Israel
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
Israel
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Israel
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
Israel
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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