Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 12.2% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.22
IQD293
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$0.48
IQD632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.52
IQD679
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.30
IQD400
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.28
IQD369
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
|
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