Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 35.8% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.82
|
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.66
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.42
IQD546
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.48
IQD631
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.52
IQD677
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.30
IQD399
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.28
IQD368
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.09
|
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.62
|
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,449.69
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.17
|
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.77
|
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€544.13
|
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€449.34
|
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.21
|
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.77
|
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,745.88
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.91
|
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.03
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.43
|
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.89
|
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€61.02
|
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.03
|
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.76
|
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.57
|
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
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