Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 43.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Spain, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$4.48
IQD5,838
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$6.61
IQD8,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.46
IQD596
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$0.25
IQD323
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Spain
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.83
IQD1,076
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$2.12
IQD2,762
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$4.32
IQD5,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$1.76
IQD2,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$1.64
IQD2,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.49
IQD634
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.47
IQD610
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Spain
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$1.72
IQD2,246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$27.22
IQD35,493
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,209,394
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$16.77
IQD21,869
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Spain
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$38.80
IQD50,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$279.28
IQD364,230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$186.02
IQD242,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$66.50
IQD86,724
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$109.67
IQD143,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,017,353
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$2.49
IQD3,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.24
IQD2,923
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$1.78
IQD2,316
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$29.64
IQD38,657
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$8.53
IQD11,123
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Spain
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$24.73
IQD32,247
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$25.30
IQD32,998
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$45.64
IQD59,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$51.98
IQD67,788
|
|
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