Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 61.2% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 74.1% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.99
|
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.73
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.83
|
$0.42
IQD546
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.24
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.23
|
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.61
|
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.48
IQD631
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.52
IQD677
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$0.30
IQD399
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.28
IQD368
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.48
|
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€92.04
|
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,657.11
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.84
|
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.38
|
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,237.44
|
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,009.66
|
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€180.22
|
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,562.64
|
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,687.82
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.33
|
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.46
|
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.06
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.43
|
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.39
|
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.96
|
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.72
|
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.88
|
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€113.78
|
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
|
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