Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.4 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
$18.85
€18.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD292
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
$9.88
€9.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
$7.68
€7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD631
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD677
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD399
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD368
|
$0.96
€0.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
$34.01
€32.65
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
|
pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
$5.20
€4.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
$33.59
€32.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
$127.67
€122.55
|
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