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Iraq vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 49.7% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 67.5% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 54.6% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 48.6% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 76.5% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 45.6% less in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.5% less for restaurants

	Rome	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	$10.72 €10.45	$6.72 IQD8,844	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$0.42 IQD548	-81.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.10	$0.22 IQD294	-80.1%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 54.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.74	$0.82 IQD1,073	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.83	$2.51 IQD3,306	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$4.56 IQD6,000	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.67	$1.76 IQD2,321	-53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$2.21 IQD2,905	-54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.05	$0.48 IQD633	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$0.52 IQD680	-44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.44 IQD584	-50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.07	$0.30 IQD400	-72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.28 IQD364	-62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.28 IQD369	-64.2%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.97	$1.93 IQD2,533	-73.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.58	$39.46 IQD51,926	+5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	$16,587.19 IQD21,824,652	-38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.72	$15.54 IQD20,442	-9.4%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 48.6% less for housing

	Rome	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.72	$34.52 IQD45,426	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	$280.02 IQD368,431	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €744.16	$188.34 IQD247,806	-75.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €163.11	$66.51 IQD87,508	-60.2%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 76.5% less for childcare

	Rome	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €496.20	$139.67 IQD183,768	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	$2,045.09 IQD2,690,832	-80.5%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$2.57 IQD3,384	-52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$2.36 IQD3,106	+54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$2.06 IQD2,705	-68.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.87	$32.77 IQD43,121	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$8.37 IQD11,019	-21.9%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 45.6% less for clothing

	Rome	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.81	$23.65 IQD31,114	-63.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.97	$25.45 IQD33,492	-17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.25	$48.29 IQD63,536	-37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.78	$36.75 IQD48,350	-64.1%
Average			-45.6%

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