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Iraq vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 48.2% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 47.5% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 17.0% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 43.1% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 55.7% less in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 60.1% less for restaurants

	Athens	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$4.64 IQD6,110	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €9.41	$6.72 IQD8,844	-30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 €2.01	$0.42 IQD548	-79.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 €0.53	$0.22 IQD294	-59.2%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 47.5% less for groceries

	Athens	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.24	$0.82 IQD1,073	-36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €6.43	$2.51 IQD3,306	-61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 €6.14	$4.56 IQD6,000	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €4.39	$1.76 IQD2,321	-60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$2.21 IQD2,905	-54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.91	$0.48 IQD633	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.52 IQD680	-42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.59	$0.44 IQD584	-26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.90	$0.30 IQD400	-67.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.56	$0.28 IQD364	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.51	$0.28 IQD369	-46.6%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 17.0% less for transportation

	Athens	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €7.45	$1.93 IQD2,533	-74.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €29.26	$39.46 IQD51,926	+31.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,384.48 €29,630.40	$16,587.19 IQD21,824,652	-45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 €12.54	$15.54 IQD20,442	+20.8%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 43.1% less for housing

	Athens	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.55 €31.74	$34.52 IQD45,426	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.68 €618.93	$280.02 IQD368,431	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$557.32 €543.49	$188.34 IQD247,806	-66.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.41 €149.60	$66.51 IQD87,508	-56.6%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Athens	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.20 €451.70	$139.67 IQD183,768	-69.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,722.29 €10,456.19	$2,045.09 IQD2,690,832	-80.9%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$2.57 IQD3,384	-52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 €3.61	$2.36 IQD3,106	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.88 €4.76	$2.06 IQD2,705	-57.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.36 €48.14	$32.77 IQD43,121	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €9.41	$8.37 IQD11,019	-13.2%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 55.7% less for clothing

	Athens	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 €83.98	$23.65 IQD31,114	-72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.32 €37.37	$25.45 IQD33,492	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75 €91.43	$48.29 IQD63,536	-48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.38 €112.52	$36.75 IQD48,350	-68.2%
Average			-55.7%

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