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Irbil vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Irbil is 53.8% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% less in Irbil
Groceries: pay 59.1% less in Irbil
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Irbil
Housing: pay 66.2% less in Irbil
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Irbil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% less in Irbil
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in Irbil

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

Irbil vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Irbil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$32.16	$7.59 IQD9,985	-61.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$16.08	$10.43 IQD13,730	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.50	$0.51 IQD666	-81.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.77	$0.21 IQD278	-90.9%
Average			-57.2%

Canberra vs. Irbil - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.1% less for groceries

	Canberra	Irbil
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.21	$0.85 IQD1,114	-67.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.77	$3.97 IQD5,219	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.72	$5.18 IQD6,820	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.53	$1.87 IQD2,466	-59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.70	$1.96 IQD2,577	-52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.63	$0.55 IQD721	-66.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.18	$0.53 IQD696	-60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.55	$0.50 IQD662	-67.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$4.01	$0.36 IQD478	-85.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$2.03	$0.32 IQD426	-74.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.81	$0.35 IQD457	-68.8%
Average			-59.1%

Canberra vs. Irbil - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Canberra	Irbil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.25	$2.72 IQD3,578	-46.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$192.98	$34.57 IQD45,492	-70.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$47,626.62	$18,486.10 IQD24,323,150	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.73	$21.21 IQD27,911	+20.1%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 66.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Irbil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$106.37	$30.12 IQD39,633	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,901.10	$475.34 IQD625,426	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,298.76	$320.04 IQD421,096	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$297.74	$73.26 IQD96,386	-60.0%
Average			-66.2%

Canberra vs. Irbil - Cost of housing

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Canberra	Irbil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$3,004.99	$287.05 IQD377,686	-84.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,594.22	$3,710.31 IQD4,881,859	-74.4%
Average			-79.5%

Canberra vs. Irbil - Cost of childcare

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pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Irbil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.79	$1.90 IQD2,496	-73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.99	$2.79 IQD3,668	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$42.88	$2.66 IQD3,495	-89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$106.86	$65.53 IQD86,219	-0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$23.32	$10.00 IQD13,158	-30.2%
Average			-43.7%

Canberra vs. Irbil - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Canberra	Irbil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$141.16	$40.12 IQD52,782	-53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$117.42	$43.13 IQD56,749	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$194.42	$99.73 IQD131,219	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$250.81	$94.38 IQD124,176	-38.8%
Average			-37.4%

Canberra vs. Irbil - Cost of clothing

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