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Iraq vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 66.6% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 71.0% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 64.1% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 46.0% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 70.5% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 89.2% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 68.3% less in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.0% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$32.16	$4.64 IQD6,110	-76.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$16.08	$6.72 IQD8,844	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.50	$0.42 IQD548	-84.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.77	$0.22 IQD294	-90.4%
Average			-71.0%

Canberra vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.1% less for groceries

	Canberra	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.21	$0.82 IQD1,073	-68.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.77	$2.51 IQD3,306	-53.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.72	$4.56 IQD6,000	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.53	$1.76 IQD2,321	-61.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.70	$2.21 IQD2,905	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.63	$0.48 IQD633	-70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.18	$0.52 IQD680	-61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.55	$0.44 IQD584	-71.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$4.01	$0.30 IQD400	-87.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$2.03	$0.28 IQD364	-77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.81	$0.28 IQD369	-74.8%
Average			-64.1%

Canberra vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.0% less for transportation

	Canberra	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.25	$1.93 IQD2,533	-62.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$192.98	$39.46 IQD51,926	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$47,626.62	$16,587.19 IQD21,824,652	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.73	$15.54 IQD20,442	-12.0%
Average			-46.0%

Canberra vs. Iraq - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.5% less for housing

	Canberra	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$106.37	$34.52 IQD45,426	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,901.10	$280.02 IQD368,431	-84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,298.76	$188.34 IQD247,806	-86.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$297.74	$66.51 IQD87,508	-63.7%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 89.2% less for childcare

	Canberra	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$3,004.99	$139.67 IQD183,768	-92.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,594.22	$2,045.09 IQD2,690,832	-85.9%
Average			-89.2%

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pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.79	$2.57 IQD3,384	-64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.99	$2.36 IQD3,106	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$42.88	$2.06 IQD2,705	-92.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$106.86	$32.77 IQD43,121	-50.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$23.32	$8.37 IQD11,019	-41.6%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 68.3% less for clothing

	Canberra	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$141.16	$23.65 IQD31,114	-72.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$117.42	$25.45 IQD33,492	-64.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$194.42	$48.29 IQD63,536	-59.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$250.81	$36.75 IQD48,350	-76.2%
Average			-68.3%

Canberra vs. Iraq - Cost of clothing

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