Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 37.9% cheaper than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.5% less in Iraq
- Groceries
-
pay 35.6% less in Iraq
- Transportation
-
pay 10.7% less in Iraq
- Housing
-
pay 2.3% less in Iraq
- Childcare
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pay 73.7% less in Iraq
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 28.8% less in Iraq
- Clothing
-
pay 56.7% less in Iraq
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Iraq.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.90
|
$4.64
IQD6,069
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
$6.72
IQD8,784
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
$0.82
IQD1,065
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.33
|
$2.51
IQD3,284
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.70
|
$4.56
IQD5,960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
$1.76
IQD2,306
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$2.21
IQD2,885
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.48
IQD629
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.52
IQD675
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.44
IQD580
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$0.30
IQD398
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.32
|
$0.28
IQD362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.28
IQD367
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$1.93
IQD2,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€27.57
|
$39.46
IQD51,573
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€32,335.08
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,676,550
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.77
|
$15.54
IQD20,303
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
$34.52
IQD45,118
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€466.72
|
$280.02
IQD365,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€319.79
|
$188.34
IQD246,124
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€135.16
|
$66.51
IQD86,914
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€438.67
|
$139.67
IQD182,521
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,022.23
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,672,572
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$2.57
IQD3,361
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$2.36
IQD3,085
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
$2.06
IQD2,687
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€38.10
|
$32.77
IQD42,828
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$8.37
IQD10,944
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€86.92
|
$23.65
IQD30,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€34.48
|
$25.45
IQD33,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€81.69
|
$48.29
IQD63,105
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€130.04
|
$36.75
IQD48,022
|
|
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