Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 57.1% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.0% less in Iraq
- Groceries
-
pay 60.4% less in Iraq
- Transportation
-
pay 37.5% less in Iraq
- Housing
-
pay 55.0% less in Iraq
- Childcare
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pay 76.8% less in Iraq
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.0% less in Iraq
- Clothing
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pay 57.1% less in Iraq
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Iraq.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Austria, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.15
|
$4.64
IQD6,069
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.77
|
$6.72
IQD8,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 60.4% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
$0.82
IQD1,065
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.50
|
$2.51
IQD3,284
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.16
|
$4.56
IQD5,960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
$1.76
IQD2,306
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$2.21
IQD2,885
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.48
IQD629
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.52
IQD675
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.44
IQD580
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.30
IQD398
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.28
IQD362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.28
IQD367
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.79
|
$1.93
IQD2,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€44.95
|
$39.46
IQD51,573
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,636.48
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,676,550
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.58
|
$15.54
IQD20,303
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.15
|
$34.52
IQD45,118
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€767.22
|
$280.02
IQD365,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€648.09
|
$188.34
IQD246,124
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€253.70
|
$66.51
IQD86,914
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€401.31
|
$139.67
IQD182,521
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,033.90
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,672,572
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.27
|
$2.57
IQD3,361
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.33
|
$2.36
IQD3,085
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
$2.06
IQD2,687
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.20
|
$32.77
IQD42,828
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.57
|
$8.37
IQD10,944
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€78.27
|
$23.65
IQD30,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.37
|
$25.45
IQD33,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€81.07
|
$48.29
IQD63,105
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€109.19
|
$36.75
IQD48,022
|
|
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