Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 10.4% more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
|
Azerbaijan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.16
AZN12.17
|
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
AZN10.33
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$0.42
IQD546
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
|
Azerbaijan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
AZN0.64
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.25
AZN3.82
|
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
AZN8.49
|
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
AZN2.16
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
AZN3.17
|
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.48
IQD631
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AZN1.25
|
$0.52
IQD677
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
AZN1.03
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AZN1.29
|
$0.30
IQD399
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AZN0.43
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
AZN0.32
|
$0.28
IQD368
|
|
pay 93.8% more for transportation
|
Azerbaijan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
AZN3.89
|
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,196.08
AZN34,333.33
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
AZN8.32
|
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
|
pay 58.4% more for housing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.53
AZN21.30
|
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.97
AZN516.74
|
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.12
AZN377.60
|
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.77
AZN62.51
|
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
|
pay 35.7% less for childcare
|
Azerbaijan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.65
AZN288.40
|
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,419.31
AZN7,512.82
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Azerbaijan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
AZN2.25
|
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
AZN4.65
|
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.62
AZN55.45
|
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
AZN86.87
|
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
AZN72.49
|
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.53
AZN174.29
|
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.92
AZN129.06
|
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
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