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Duhok vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Duhok is 31.1% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% less in Duhok
Groceries: pay 31.5% less in Duhok
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Duhok
Housing: pay 15.4% more in Duhok
Childcare: pay 65.8% less in Duhok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% less in Duhok
Clothing: pay 72.8% less in Duhok

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Duhok.

Duhok vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Duhok instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 37.5% less for restaurants

	Quito	Duhok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$3.79 IQD4,968	-24.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$8.34 IQD10,930	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.40 IQD523	-64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.19 IQD248	-74.1%
Average			-37.5%

Quito vs. Duhok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.5% less for groceries

	Quito	Duhok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.83 IQD1,087	-48.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$2.48 IQD3,255	-40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.98 IQD6,527	+22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.89 IQD2,479	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.35 IQD1,772	-61.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.49 IQD648	-49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.53 IQD696	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.38 IQD497	-20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.32 IQD422	-44.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.31 IQD402	-54.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.33 IQD428	-30.4%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Quito	Duhok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$2.52 IQD3,305	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$15.50 IQD20,313	-42.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$17,890.19 IQD23,438,051	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$13.32 IQD17,453	-1.3%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 15.4% more for housing

	Quito	Duhok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$28.28 IQD37,053	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$176.10 IQD230,714	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$123.97 IQD162,414	-60.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$71.12 IQD93,168	+183.7%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 65.8% less for childcare

	Quito	Duhok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$112.47 IQD147,341	-60.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$2,677.50 IQD3,507,806	-71.4%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Duhok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.90 IQD2,484	-20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.75 IQD3,602	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$1.90 IQD2,484	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$52.09 IQD68,245	+35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$7.45 IQD9,766	+6.5%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 72.8% less for clothing

	Quito	Duhok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$9.94 IQD13,021	-83.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$19.88 IQD26,042	-57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$29.82 IQD39,063	-71.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$19.88 IQD26,042	-78.6%
Average			-72.8%

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