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Iraq vs. Oklahoma Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 56.9% cheaper than Oklahoma.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 58.4% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 18.8% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 67.5% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 89.6% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 52.5% less in Iraq

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Oklahoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Oklahoma, you would:

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pay 68.0% less for restaurants

	Oklahoma	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.80	$4.64 IQD6,091	-70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60	$6.72 IQD8,816	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55	$0.42 IQD546	-83.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78	$0.22 IQD293	-87.5%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 58.4% less for groceries

	Oklahoma	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$2.79	$0.82 IQD1,069	-70.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25	$2.51 IQD3,295	-52.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94	$4.56 IQD5,981	+15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.16	$1.76 IQD2,314	-44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.58	$2.21 IQD2,896	-51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.48 IQD631	-78.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81	$0.52 IQD678	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.88	$0.44 IQD582	-76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.26	$0.30 IQD399	-86.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.46	$0.28 IQD363	-81.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46	$0.28 IQD368	-80.8%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

	Oklahoma	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06	$1.93 IQD2,525	-37.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.50	$39.46 IQD51,760	-16.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,179.19	$16,587.19 IQD21,755,150	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.56	$15.54 IQD20,377	+23.7%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 67.5% less for housing

	Oklahoma	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.55	$34.52 IQD45,282	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,129.07	$280.02 IQD367,258	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$966.94	$188.34 IQD247,017	-80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$179.93	$66.51 IQD87,229	-63.0%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 89.6% less for childcare

	Oklahoma	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,170.84	$139.67 IQD183,183	-88.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,975.00	$2,045.09 IQD2,682,263	-91.1%
Average			-89.6%

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pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Oklahoma	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.05	$2.57 IQD3,373	-49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26	$2.36 IQD3,096	-55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.72	$2.06 IQD2,697	-76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.67	$32.77 IQD42,984	+0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.60	$8.37 IQD10,984	-38.4%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 52.5% less for clothing

	Oklahoma	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.23	$23.65 IQD31,015	-55.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01	$25.45 IQD33,385	-36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.56	$48.29 IQD63,334	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44	$36.75 IQD48,196	-70.7%
Average			-52.5%

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