Cost of living comparison
India is 26.5% cheaper than Iraq.
If you lived in India instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
$2.40
₹202.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD292
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
$2.54
₹214.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
$2.56
₹216.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
$1.37
₹115.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD631
|
$0.88
₹74.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD677
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD399
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD368
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
$4.62
₹389.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
$10.12
₹854.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
$2.94
₹248.14
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
$1.84
₹155.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
$1.59
₹133.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
$3.35
₹283.07
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
$31.12
₹2,627.43
|
|
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