Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 59.7% cheaper than Florida.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Florida, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Florida
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.47
|
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$0.42
IQD543
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$0.22
IQD291
|
|
pay 61.7% less for groceries
Florida
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
|
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
|
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.70
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.23
|
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.48
IQD628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.52
IQD674
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.44
IQD579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.28
IQD361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.28
IQD366
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Florida
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.15
|
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,918.41
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.07
|
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Florida
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.97
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,891.59
|
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,611.24
|
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.62
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Florida
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$923.14
|
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,426.17
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.61
|
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.94
|
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.80
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
|
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.47
|
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Florida
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.20
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.28
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.33
|
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
|
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