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Rome vs. Basra Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 2.5 times more expensive than Basra.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Rome
Groceries: pay 91.5% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 82.0% more in Rome
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Rome
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Rome

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Rome are more expensive than in Basra. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Basra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Basra, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Basra	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 IQD5,991	$16.08 €15.68	+253.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.83 IQD8,987	$10.72 €10.45	+56.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IQD624	$2.23 €2.18	+371.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD499	$1.12 €1.10	+196.0%
Average			+219.3%

Basra vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.5% more for groceries

	Basra	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IQD1,365	$1.78 €1.74	+71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.44 IQD4,531	$7.00 €6.83	+103.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.59 IQD4,725	$6.20 €6.04	+72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 IQD2,696	$3.76 €3.67	+83.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 IQD5,651	$4.89 €4.77	+13.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 IQD833	$1.07 €1.05	+69.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 IQD941	$0.92 €0.90	+29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD646	$0.89 €0.87	+81.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 IQD499	$1.09 €1.07	+188.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IQD419	$0.73 €0.71	+128.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD391	$0.78 €0.76	+164.0%
Average			+91.5%

Basra vs. Rome - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.0% more for transportation

	Basra	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.92 IQD2,532	$7.15 €6.97	+271.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.46 IQD37,444	$37.51 €36.58	+31.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,972.19 IQD24,962,734	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	+41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.49 IQD26,960	$17.15 €16.72	-16.3%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Basra	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.94 IQD49,925	$29.46 €28.72	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$344.54 IQD453,334	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	+242.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.93 IQD342,003	$763.10 €744.16	+193.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.06 IQD54,028	$167.26 €163.11	+307.3%
Average			+180.3%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Basra	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.78 IQD199,702	$508.83 €496.20	+235.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,897.22 IQD2,496,273	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	+452.9%
Average			+344.0%

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pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Basra	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.59 IQD9,985	$5.36 €5.23	-29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 IQD3,495	$1.53 €1.49	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.90 IQD2,496	$6.43 €6.27	+238.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.47 IQD53,254	$58.31 €56.87	+44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,985	$10.72 €10.45	+41.2%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Basra	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.15 IQD44,933	$65.43 €63.81	+91.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.97 IQD24,963	$30.74 €29.97	+62.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.92 IQD74,888	$77.17 €75.25	+35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.36 IQD39,940	$102.32 €99.78	+237.1%
Average			+106.6%

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