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Iraq vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 70.5% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 81.1% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 57.2% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 75.9% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 87.9% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.1% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 62.9% less in Iraq

Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 73.7% less for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.50	$4.66 IQD6,092	-81.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.48	$6.78 IQD8,857	-35.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.10	$0.40 IQD521	-87.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$0.23 IQD297	-90.6%
Average			-73.7%

Virgin Islands vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.1% less for groceries

	Virgin Islands	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$6.43	$0.76 IQD988	-88.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.40	$2.55 IQD3,334	-69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.85	$4.46 IQD5,826	-54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.46	$1.69 IQD2,204	-77.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.78	$1.98 IQD2,585	-83.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.66	$0.47 IQD619	-89.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.67	$0.51 IQD660	-81.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.50	$0.43 IQD560	-87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.69	$0.31 IQD399	-93.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28	$0.29 IQD374	-77.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.53	$0.28 IQD368	-88.9%
Average			-81.1%

Virgin Islands vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.2% less for transportation

	Virgin Islands	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28	$2.08 IQD2,718	-60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$37.40 IQD48,857	-37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,000.00	$15,792.71 IQD20,629,879	-64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.85	$15.36 IQD20,064	-65.8%
Average			-57.2%

Virgin Islands vs. Iraq - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.9% less for housing

	Virgin Islands	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$98.46	$36.30 IQD47,412	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,513.89	$287.91 IQD376,094	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,216.50	$193.91 IQD253,307	-84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$272.68	$66.74 IQD87,177	-75.5%
Average			-75.9%

Virgin Islands vs. Iraq - Cost of housing

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pay 87.9% less for childcare

	Virgin Islands	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,287.50	$138.70 IQD181,176	-89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,433.33	$2,066.25 IQD2,699,129	-86.6%
Average			-87.9%

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pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$2.78 IQD3,628	-57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.93	$2.47 IQD3,225	-64.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.50	$2.00 IQD2,606	-55.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$118.33	$34.51 IQD45,081	-70.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.50	$8.34 IQD10,890	-27.5%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 62.9% less for clothing

	Virgin Islands	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.67	$25.03 IQD32,700	-65.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.33	$27.73 IQD36,227	-55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$146.25	$50.80 IQD66,361	-65.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.67	$38.19 IQD49,886	-65.8%
Average			-62.9%

Virgin Islands vs. Iraq - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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