Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 8.3% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,982.37
|
$4.44
IQD5,806
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,681.50
|
$6.78
IQD8,880
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD349.62
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD188.40
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Armenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD250.67
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,445.91
|
$2.41
IQD3,149
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,124.24
|
$4.46
IQD5,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD818.23
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,202.74
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.42
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.92
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD282.69
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD294.30
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.47
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD108.42
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,840.99
|
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,027.28
|
$40.17
IQD52,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,397,420.61
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,440,241
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,293.52
|
$16.76
IQD21,943
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Armenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,820.97
|
$34.86
IQD45,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD201,486.43
|
$280.92
IQD367,741
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD166,514.90
|
$189.29
IQD247,785
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,578.88
|
$69.33
IQD90,760
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD90,037.10
|
$141.04
IQD184,622
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,235,996.21
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,299,153
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD636.73
|
$2.35
IQD3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD977.63
|
$2.38
IQD3,122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,005.74
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,685.70
|
$31.97
IQD41,844
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,177.92
|
$8.21
IQD10,749
|
|
pay 59.7% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,402.32
|
$24.45
IQD32,013
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD21,079.90
|
$24.19
IQD31,667
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD41,145.64
|
$44.63
IQD58,421
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD36,134.19
|
$39.49
IQD51,700
|
|
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