Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 59.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€17.00
|
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.36
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.07
|
$0.42
IQD546
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.59
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.95
|
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.48
IQD631
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.52
IQD677
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.30
IQD399
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.28
IQD368
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.83
|
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€114.68
|
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,420.94
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.65
|
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€45.04
|
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,350.31
|
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,140.16
|
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€153.46
|
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€956.33
|
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,499.92
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.70
|
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.65
|
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.78
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.47
|
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.80
|
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€74.82
|
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€82.19
|
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€85.53
|
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
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