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Irbil vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Irbil is 14.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% less in Irbil
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Irbil
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Irbil
Housing: pay 40.1% more in Irbil
Childcare: pay 53.5% less in Irbil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Irbil
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Irbil

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Irbil are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Irbil. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Irbil.

Irbil vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Irbil instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 22.0% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Irbil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.87	$7.59 IQD9,985	-13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.39	$10.43 IQD13,730	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.99	$0.51 IQD666	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.85	$0.21 IQD278	-58.2%
Average			-22.0%

Ankara vs. Irbil - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Ankara	Irbil
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.54	$0.85 IQD1,114	+1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.16	$3.97 IQD5,219	-13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.14	$5.18 IQD6,820	+32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.52	$1.87 IQD2,466	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.57	$1.96 IQD2,577	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.22	$0.55 IQD721	+12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.20	$0.53 IQD696	-40.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.08	$0.50 IQD662	+10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.17	$0.36 IQD478	-32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.76	$0.32 IQD426	+30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.13	$0.35 IQD457	+51.2%
Average			+3.3%

Ankara vs. Irbil - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Irbil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.45	$2.72 IQD3,578	-43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.87	$34.57 IQD45,492	+296.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,587,583.08	$18,486.10 IQD24,323,150	-58.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.28	$21.21 IQD27,911	+292.6%
Average			+121.7%

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pay 40.1% more for housing

	Ankara	Irbil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY407.19	$30.12 IQD39,633	+161.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,976.54	$475.34 IQD625,426	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,137.92	$320.04 IQD421,096	-19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,878.87	$73.26 IQD96,386	+38.0%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 53.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Irbil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,775.03	$287.05 IQD377,686	-42.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,770.03	$3,710.31 IQD4,881,859	-64.3%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Irbil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.55	$1.90 IQD2,496	-45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.63	$2.79 IQD3,668	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.07	$2.66 IQD3,495	+30.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,448.16	$65.53 IQD86,219	+60.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.91	$10.00 IQD13,158	+71.9%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Ankara	Irbil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,005.87	$40.12 IQD52,782	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,613.18	$43.13 IQD56,749	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,688.25	$99.73 IQD131,219	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,301.95	$94.38 IQD124,176	+1.2%
Average			-9.4%

Ankara vs. Irbil - Cost of clothing

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