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
IQD6,117
|
$11.25
€10.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,854
|
$8.28
€7.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD548
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD294
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,074
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,310
|
$7.12
€6.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD6,007
|
$4.94
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,324
|
$3.18
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,908
|
$4.48
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD634
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD680
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD585
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD401
|
$1.43
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,536
|
$5.73
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,987
|
$28.71
€26.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,850,192
|
$23,757.42
€22,164.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,466
|
$11.32
€10.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,479
|
$32.10
€29.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD368,863
|
$611.64
€570.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD248,096
|
$506.97
€472.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,610
|
$206.52
€192.68
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,983
|
$480.15
€447.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,693,981
|
$8,455.02
€7,888.25
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,388
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,110
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,709
|
$5.39
€5.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,171
|
$44.69
€41.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,032
|
$7.50
€7.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,150
|
$97.87
€91.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,531
|
$33.87
€31.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,611
|
$105.89
€98.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,407
|
$128.14
€119.55
|
|
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