Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 42.0% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Iraq instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.24
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.03
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.18
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.49
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,080.55
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
San Marino
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.47
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€526.34
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€436.48
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.20
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€335.49
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,135.01
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.89
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.45
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.03
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.89
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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