Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 85.6% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Iraq instead of India, you would:
pay 51.3% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.65
|
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.45
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.03
|
$0.22
IQD293
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
|
India
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.33
|
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.11
|
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.33
|
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.59
|
$0.48
IQD632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.39
|
$0.52
IQD679
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.20
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.37
|
$0.30
IQD400
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.81
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$0.28
IQD369
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.78
|
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.75
|
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.12
|
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
India
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
|
pay 90.6% more for childcare
|
India
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
|
pay 62.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.02
|
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.95
|
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.04
|
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
India
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
|
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