Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 42.2% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.03
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.37
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.37
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.81
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.84
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,336.03
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.53
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€34.88
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€460.27
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€375.75
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€162.56
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€360.72
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,590.88
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.44
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.83
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.73
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.32
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.80
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.15
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.41
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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