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Iraq vs. Geneva Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 73.9% cheaper than Geneva.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 71.8% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 59.5% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 70.4% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 94.9% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.8% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 71.7% less in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Geneva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.2% less for restaurants

	Geneva	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.79 CHF28.22	$4.64 IQD6,110	-84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF15.68	$6.72 IQD8,844	-60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.01 CHF4.59	$0.42 IQD548	-91.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.72 CHF4.32	$0.22 IQD294	-95.3%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 71.8% less for groceries

	Geneva	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$3.83 CHF3.51	$0.82 IQD1,073	-78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.83 CHF11.76	$2.51 IQD3,306	-80.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.41 CHF6.79	$4.56 IQD6,000	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.61 CHF6.98	$1.76 IQD2,321	-76.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.02 CHF11.93	$2.21 IQD2,905	-83.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 CHF1.50	$0.48 IQD633	-70.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF1.06	$0.52 IQD680	-55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 CHF1.26	$0.44 IQD584	-67.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.81 CHF2.58	$0.30 IQD400	-89.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF1.07	$0.28 IQD364	-76.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.98	$0.28 IQD369	-73.8%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 59.5% less for transportation

	Geneva	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 CHF7.38	$1.93 IQD2,533	-76.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.84 CHF73.17	$39.46 IQD51,926	-50.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF34,284.37	$16,587.19 IQD21,824,652	-55.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.13 CHF32.19	$15.54 IQD20,442	-55.8%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 70.4% less for housing

	Geneva	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.62 CHF54.64	$34.52 IQD45,426	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,191.80 CHF2,008.75	$280.02 IQD368,431	-87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,942.94 CHF1,780.68	$188.34 IQD247,806	-90.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.59 CHF160.01	$66.51 IQD87,508	-61.9%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 94.9% less for childcare

	Geneva	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,761.19 CHF3,447.08	$139.67 IQD183,768	-96.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,979.71 CHF29,308.95	$2,045.09 IQD2,690,832	-93.6%
Average			-94.9%

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pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Geneva	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.12 CHF8.36	$2.57 IQD3,384	-71.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.45 CHF5.00	$2.36 IQD3,106	-56.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF9.41	$2.06 IQD2,705	-80.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.48 CHF70.10	$32.77 IQD43,121	-57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF20.91	$8.37 IQD11,019	-63.3%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 71.7% less for clothing

	Geneva	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$122.16 CHF111.96	$23.65 IQD31,114	-80.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.27 CHF57.07	$25.45 IQD33,492	-59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.42 CHF129.61	$48.29 IQD63,536	-65.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.56 CHF178.32	$36.75 IQD48,350	-81.1%
Average			-71.7%

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