Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 59.6% cheaper than Ireland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.0% less in Iraq
- Groceries
-
pay 52.0% less in Iraq
- Transportation
-
pay 55.1% less in Iraq
- Housing
-
pay 62.2% less in Iraq
- Childcare
-
pay 77.9% less in Iraq
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.1% less in Iraq
- Clothing
-
pay 51.2% less in Iraq
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Iraq.
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
€17.27
|
$4.64
IQD6,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.51
|
$6.72
IQD8,844
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.10
|
$0.42
IQD548
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.61
|
$0.22
IQD294
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.74
|
$0.82
IQD1,073
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€4.02
|
$2.51
IQD3,306
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.92
|
$4.56
IQD6,000
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.62
|
$1.76
IQD2,321
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.37
|
$2.21
IQD2,905
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.19
|
$0.48
IQD633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.89
|
$0.52
IQD680
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.21
|
$0.44
IQD584
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.54
|
$0.30
IQD400
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.28
IQD369
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.94
|
$1.93
IQD2,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€116.51
|
$39.46
IQD51,926
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€37,001.66
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,824,652
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.97
|
$15.54
IQD20,442
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€45.76
|
$34.52
IQD45,426
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,371.84
|
$280.02
IQD368,431
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,158.34
|
$188.34
IQD247,806
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€155.91
|
$66.51
IQD87,508
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€971.58
|
$139.67
IQD183,768
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,603.56
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,690,832
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.79
|
$2.57
IQD3,384
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.71
|
$2.36
IQD3,106
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€16.03
|
$2.06
IQD2,705
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€54.32
|
$32.77
IQD43,121
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.98
|
$8.37
IQD11,019
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€76.01
|
$23.65
IQD31,114
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.89
|
$25.45
IQD33,492
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€83.50
|
$48.29
IQD63,536
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€86.89
|
$36.75
IQD48,350
|
|
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