Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 28.8% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.91
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.52
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.18
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.65
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.10
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.08
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,463.50
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.20
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€382.50
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€268.35
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€136.09
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€369.94
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,014.77
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.50
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.35
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.54
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€72.59
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.52
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€72.96
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.10
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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