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
€13.61
|
$4.64
IQD6,101
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.40
|
$6.72
IQD8,831
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.75
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.12
|
$0.22
IQD293
|
|
pay 60.4% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.22
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.21
|
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.97
|
$4.56
IQD5,991
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.58
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.36
|
$2.21
IQD2,900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.02
|
$0.48
IQD632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.52
IQD679
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.20
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.67
|
$0.30
IQD400
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.28
IQD369
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.57
|
$1.93
IQD2,529
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.25
|
$39.46
IQD51,846
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,703.27
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,791,237
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.87
|
$15.54
IQD20,411
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€31.89
|
$34.52
IQD45,357
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€738.15
|
$280.02
IQD367,867
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€623.54
|
$188.34
IQD247,426
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€244.09
|
$66.51
IQD87,374
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€386.11
|
$139.67
IQD183,487
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,540.19
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,686,712
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.11
|
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.21
|
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.80
|
$2.06
IQD2,701
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.60
|
$32.77
IQD43,055
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.13
|
$8.37
IQD11,002
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€75.30
|
$23.65
IQD31,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€38.84
|
$25.45
IQD33,441
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€78.00
|
$48.29
IQD63,439
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€105.05
|
$36.75
IQD48,276
|
|
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