Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 32.0% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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