Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 50.2% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,607
|
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,880
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,216
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,811
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,629
|
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,626
|
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,567
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,357
|
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,657
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,026
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,425
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,635
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,441
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,802
|
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,970,381
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,533
|
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,526
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,482,574
|
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,521,545
|
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,519
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,525,726
|
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,879,714
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,007
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,680
|
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,699
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,559
|
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,692
|
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS334,934
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,261
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,253
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS712,879
|
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
|
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