Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 2.0% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.05
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.31
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.12
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.81
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.55
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.28
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱388.86
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.73
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.01
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.04
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.96
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.08
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.46
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.41
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.89
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱282.90
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱695.86
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,448,148.28
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱221.96
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
Philippines
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,210.48
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,587.76
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,917.79
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,309.47
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,822.40
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,449.62
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.80
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.53
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱140.91
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,176.12
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱291.96
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Philippines
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,173.83
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,320.05
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,880.28
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,471.79
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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