Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 2.6 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$11.25
€10.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$8.28
€7.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$2.75
€2.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$1.67
€1.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$1.59
€1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$7.12
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$3.18
€3.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$4.48
€4.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.74
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$1.43
€1.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$5.73
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$28.71
€27.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$23,757.42
€22,530.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$11.32
€10.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$32.10
€30.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$611.64
€580.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$506.97
€480.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$206.52
€195.86
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$480.15
€455.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$8,455.02
€8,018.42
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$3.10
€2.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$1.97
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$5.39
€5.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$44.69
€42.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$97.87
€92.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$105.89
€100.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$128.14
€121.52
|
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