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Basra vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Basra is 60.1% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 69.1% less in Basra
Groceries: pay 42.2% less in Basra
Transportation: pay 56.1% less in Basra
Housing: pay 70.7% less in Basra
Childcare: pay 84.3% less in Basra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.1% less in Basra
Clothing: pay 58.4% less in Basra

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Basra.

Basra vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.1% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Basra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.44 €20.90	$4.55 IQD5,991	-78.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$6.83 IQD8,987	-36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.40	$0.47 IQD624	-80.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.90	$0.38 IQD499	-80.5%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 42.2% less for groceries

	Dublin	Basra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.80	$1.04 IQD1,365	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 €3.52	$3.44 IQD4,531	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 €5.19	$3.59 IQD4,725	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.22 €4.12	$2.05 IQD2,696	-51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.64 €4.52	$4.30 IQD5,651	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €1.08	$0.63 IQD833	-43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.85	$0.71 IQD941	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.25	$0.49 IQD646	-61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.81	$0.38 IQD499	-79.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.85	$0.32 IQD419	-63.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.70	$0.30 IQD391	-58.7%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 56.1% less for transportation

	Dublin	Basra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €7.02	$1.92 IQD2,532	-73.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.25 €120.19	$28.46 IQD37,444	-76.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,306.91 €38,331.39	$18,972.19 IQD24,962,734	-51.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 €25.82	$20.49 IQD26,960	-22.6%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 70.7% less for housing

	Dublin	Basra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.82 €54.43	$37.94 IQD49,925	-32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,138.28 €2,085.21	$344.54 IQD453,334	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,827.10 €1,781.76	$259.93 IQD342,003	-85.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.65 €209.32	$41.06 IQD54,028	-80.9%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

	Dublin	Basra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,307.98 €1,275.52	$151.78 IQD199,702	-88.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,645.87 €9,406.48	$1,897.22 IQD2,496,273	-80.3%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Basra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.32	$7.59 IQD9,985	+1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 €4.23	$2.66 IQD3,495	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.68 €17.25	$1.90 IQD2,496	-89.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 €54.86	$40.47 IQD53,254	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.59	$7.59 IQD9,985	-45.5%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 58.4% less for clothing

	Dublin	Basra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 €93.68	$34.15 IQD44,933	-64.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 €40.08	$18.97 IQD24,963	-53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.72 €95.29	$56.92 IQD74,888	-41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.27 €111.43	$30.36 IQD39,940	-73.4%
Average			-58.4%

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