Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 58.9% cheaper than Arizona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.8% less in Iraq
- Groceries
-
pay 56.4% less in Iraq
- Transportation
-
pay 30.4% less in Iraq
- Housing
-
pay 72.0% less in Iraq
- Childcare
-
pay 85.0% less in Iraq
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 46.0% less in Iraq
- Clothing
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pay 50.6% less in Iraq
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Iraq.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.56
|
$4.64
IQD6,080
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$6.72
IQD8,800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$0.42
IQD545
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.82
IQD1,067
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
|
$2.51
IQD3,290
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$4.56
IQD5,971
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$1.76
IQD2,310
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
|
$2.21
IQD2,890
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$0.48
IQD630
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.52
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.30
IQD398
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.28
IQD362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.28
IQD368
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
|
$1.93
IQD2,520
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.40
|
$39.46
IQD51,667
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,537.50
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,716,037
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
|
$15.54
IQD20,340
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.87
|
$34.52
IQD45,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.68
|
$280.02
IQD366,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,370.59
|
$188.34
IQD246,572
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.39
|
$66.51
IQD87,072
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,069.58
|
$139.67
IQD182,853
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,135.00
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,677,441
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.76
|
$2.57
IQD3,367
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$2.36
IQD3,091
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
|
$2.06
IQD2,692
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.12
|
$32.77
IQD42,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
|
$8.37
IQD10,964
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
|
Arizona
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.15
|
$23.65
IQD30,959
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
|
$25.45
IQD33,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.98
|
$48.29
IQD63,220
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.25
|
$36.75
IQD48,110
|
|
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