Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 29.1% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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