Iraq is 59.1% cheaper than Netherlands.

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

pay 70.2% less for restaurants

 
Netherlands
Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.72
€16.32
$4.48
IQD5,838
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.84
€9.06
$6.61
IQD8,623
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.85
€2.63
$0.46
IQD596

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pay 44.8% less for groceries

 
Netherlands
Iraq
Bread
1 loaf
$1.95
€1.79
$0.83
IQD1,076
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.93
€5.46
$2.12
IQD2,762
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
€3.99
$4.32
IQD5,637

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pay 56.8% less for transportation

 
Netherlands
Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.49
€7.82
$1.72
IQD2,246
Monthly public transit pass $104.47
€96.21
$27.22
IQD35,493
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,989.41
€26,697.80
$16,262.95
IQD21,209,394

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pay 58.0% less for housing

 
Netherlands
Iraq
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.56
€41.03
$38.80
IQD50,605
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,134.22
€1,044.56
$279.28
IQD364,230
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $969.29
€892.66
$186.02
IQD242,598

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pay 84.6% less for childcare

 
Netherlands
Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,616.01
€1,488.27
$109.67
IQD143,024
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,406.01
€5,899.62
$1,546.87
IQD2,017,353

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pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Netherlands
Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.48
€5.05
$2.49
IQD3,241
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
€3.09
$2.24
IQD2,923
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.91
€8.21
$1.78
IQD2,316

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pay 55.5% less for clothing

 
Netherlands
Iraq
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$88.46
€81.47
$24.73
IQD32,247
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.75
€38.45
$25.30
IQD32,998
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.66
€89.02
$45.64
IQD59,527

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