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Irbil vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Irbil is 31.4% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% less in Irbil
Groceries: pay 48.7% less in Irbil
Transportation: pay 19.3% less in Irbil
Housing: pay 42.9% less in Irbil
Childcare: pay 54.1% less in Irbil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Irbil
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Irbil

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Irbil.

Irbil vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% less for restaurants

	Rome	Irbil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$7.59 IQD9,985	-52.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$10.43 IQD13,730	-2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$0.51 IQD666	-77.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.10	$0.21 IQD278	-81.2%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 48.7% less for groceries

	Rome	Irbil
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.74	$0.85 IQD1,114	-52.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.83	$3.97 IQD5,219	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$5.18 IQD6,820	-16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.67	$1.87 IQD2,466	-50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$1.96 IQD2,577	-60.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.05	$0.55 IQD721	-48.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$0.53 IQD696	-42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.50 IQD662	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.07	$0.36 IQD478	-66.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.32 IQD426	-55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.35 IQD457	-55.7%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 19.3% less for transportation

	Rome	Irbil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.97	$2.72 IQD3,578	-62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.58	$34.57 IQD45,492	-7.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	$18,486.10 IQD24,323,150	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.72	$21.21 IQD27,911	+23.7%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 42.9% less for housing

	Rome	Irbil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.72	$30.12 IQD39,633	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	$475.34 IQD625,426	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €744.16	$320.04 IQD421,096	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €163.11	$73.26 IQD96,386	-56.2%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

	Rome	Irbil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €496.20	$287.05 IQD377,686	-43.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	$3,710.31 IQD4,881,859	-64.6%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Irbil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$1.90 IQD2,496	-64.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$2.79 IQD3,668	+82.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$2.66 IQD3,495	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.87	$65.53 IQD86,219	+12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$10.00 IQD13,158	-6.7%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Rome	Irbil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.81	$40.12 IQD52,782	-38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.97	$43.13 IQD56,749	+40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.25	$99.73 IQD131,219	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.78	$94.38 IQD124,176	-7.8%
Average			+5.7%

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