Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 56.5% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.2% less in Iraq
- Groceries
-
pay 52.5% less in Iraq
- Transportation
-
pay 43.3% less in Iraq
- Housing
-
pay 58.5% less in Iraq
- Childcare
-
pay 76.5% less in Iraq
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 38.8% less in Iraq
- Clothing
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pay 56.6% less in Iraq
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Iraq.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Germany, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.43
|
$4.64
IQD6,101
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.02
|
$6.72
IQD8,831
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.48
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.13
|
$0.22
IQD293
|
|
pay 52.5% less for groceries
Germany
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.80
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€5.93
|
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.88
|
$4.56
IQD5,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.01
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.52
|
$2.21
IQD2,900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.13
|
$0.48
IQD632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$0.52
IQD679
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.86
|
$0.30
IQD400
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.28
IQD369
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
Germany
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.26
|
$1.93
IQD2,529
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€46.85
|
$39.46
IQD51,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€25,487.75
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,791,237
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€20.36
|
$15.54
IQD20,411
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
Germany
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€42.66
|
$34.52
IQD45,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€699.30
|
$280.02
IQD367,867
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€553.21
|
$188.34
IQD247,426
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€203.55
|
$66.51
IQD87,374
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Germany
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€405.56
|
$139.67
IQD183,487
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€10,890.34
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,686,712
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.91
|
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.08
|
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.73
|
$2.06
IQD2,701
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€31.86
|
$32.77
IQD43,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.32
|
$8.37
IQD11,002
|
|
pay 56.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€72.85
|
$23.65
IQD31,066
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€36.08
|
$25.45
IQD33,441
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€81.04
|
$48.29
IQD63,439
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€109.20
|
$36.75
IQD48,276
|
|
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