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Iraq vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 63.9% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 75.3% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 64.3% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 54.8% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 56.0% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 84.3% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 63.6% less in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.3% less for restaurants

	Paris	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$4.64 IQD6,110	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €12.54	$6.72 IQD8,844	-47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.99	$0.42 IQD548	-89.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.88	$0.22 IQD294	-92.5%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 64.3% less for groceries

	Paris	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.96	$0.82 IQD1,073	-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.95	$2.51 IQD3,306	-77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €5.27	$4.56 IQD6,000	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.73	$1.76 IQD2,321	-63.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €6.16	$2.21 IQD2,905	-65.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.54	$0.48 IQD633	-69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.03	$0.52 IQD680	-50.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.46	$0.44 IQD584	-70.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.73	$0.30 IQD400	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.08	$0.28 IQD364	-74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.18	$0.28 IQD369	-76.8%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 54.8% less for transportation

	Paris	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.46	$1.93 IQD2,533	-74.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €90.30	$39.46 IQD51,926	-57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €31,877.50	$16,587.19 IQD21,824,652	-49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €24.22	$15.54 IQD20,442	-37.5%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 56.0% less for housing

	Paris	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €32.82	$34.52 IQD45,426	+2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,333.32	$280.02 IQD368,431	-79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €1,031.13	$188.34 IQD247,806	-82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €183.70	$66.51 IQD87,508	-64.7%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

	Paris	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €737.49	$139.67 IQD183,768	-81.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €15,546.82	$2,045.09 IQD2,690,832	-87.2%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.32	$2.57 IQD3,384	-65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €4.21	$2.36 IQD3,106	-45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €13.06	$2.06 IQD2,705	-84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €35.58	$32.77 IQD43,121	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.59	$8.37 IQD11,019	-39.9%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 63.6% less for clothing

	Paris	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €101.23	$23.65 IQD31,114	-77.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €45.41	$25.45 IQD33,492	-45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €108.77	$48.29 IQD63,536	-56.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €145.28	$36.75 IQD48,350	-75.3%
Average			-63.6%

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