Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.3 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$12.54
€11.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$5.07
€4.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$4.04
€3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$3.50
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
|
pay 58.2% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$6.86
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$22.40
€21.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$9.20
€8.73
|
|
pay 90.4% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$27.99
€26.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$484.69
€459.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$364.00
€345.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$208.88
€198.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$230.59
€218.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
|
pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$4.19
€3.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$3.38
€3.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$45.35
€43.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$8.77
€8.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$101.44
€96.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$34.43
€32.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$81.18
€76.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$98.56
€93.47
|
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