Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 31.1% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Syria, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 65.1% more for housing
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 12.7% more for childcare
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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