Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 31.9% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.19
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.79
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.07
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.42
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.18
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.61
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,986.08
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.66
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.32
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€491.31
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€402.19
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€143.85
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€343.31
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,094.18
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.86
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.62
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.90
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.56
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.91
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€81.96
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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