Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 92.0% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 43.5% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$0.42
IQD543
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.22
IQD291
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$0.48
IQD628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.52
IQD674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$0.44
IQD579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.28
IQD361
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.28
IQD366
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
|
pay 74.3% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
|
pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
|
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