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Basra vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Basra is 59.2% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 73.5% less in Basra
Groceries: pay 56.9% less in Basra
Transportation: pay 50.9% less in Basra
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Basra
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Basra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% less in Basra
Clothing: pay 63.8% less in Basra

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Basra.

Basra vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Basra instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 73.5% less for restaurants

	Paris	Basra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$4.55 IQD5,991	-71.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €12.54	$6.83 IQD8,987	-46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.99	$0.47 IQD624	-88.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.88	$0.38 IQD499	-87.2%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 56.9% less for groceries

	Paris	Basra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.96	$1.04 IQD1,365	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.95	$3.44 IQD4,531	-69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €5.27	$3.59 IQD4,725	-33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.73	$2.05 IQD2,696	-57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €6.16	$4.30 IQD5,651	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.54	$0.63 IQD833	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.03	$0.71 IQD941	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.46	$0.49 IQD646	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.73	$0.38 IQD499	-78.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.08	$0.32 IQD419	-71.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.18	$0.30 IQD391	-75.4%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 50.9% less for transportation

	Paris	Basra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.46	$1.92 IQD2,532	-74.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €90.30	$28.46 IQD37,444	-69.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €31,877.50	$18,972.19 IQD24,962,734	-42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €24.22	$20.49 IQD26,960	-17.5%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Paris	Basra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €32.82	$37.94 IQD49,925	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,333.32	$344.54 IQD453,334	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €1,031.13	$259.93 IQD342,003	-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €183.70	$41.06 IQD54,028	-78.2%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Paris	Basra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €737.49	$151.78 IQD199,702	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €15,546.82	$1,897.22 IQD2,496,273	-88.1%
Average			-84.0%

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pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Basra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.32	$7.59 IQD9,985	+1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €4.21	$2.66 IQD3,495	-38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €13.06	$1.90 IQD2,496	-85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €35.58	$40.47 IQD53,254	+10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.59	$7.59 IQD9,985	-45.5%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 63.8% less for clothing

	Paris	Basra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €101.23	$34.15 IQD44,933	-67.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €45.41	$18.97 IQD24,963	-59.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €108.77	$56.92 IQD74,888	-49.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €145.28	$30.36 IQD39,940	-79.6%
Average			-63.8%

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