Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 36.9% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 63.2% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
|
pay 44.6% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
|
pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
|
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