Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 37.9% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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