Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 43.8% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€7.94
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
€2.63
|
$0.42
IQD543
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.22
IQD291
|
|
pay 49.6% less for groceries
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
€6.82
|
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.73
|
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
€3.05
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.48
IQD628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.52
IQD674
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.44
IQD579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.37
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.28
IQD361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.28
IQD366
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.71
€27.52
|
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,757.42
€22,777.97
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.10
€30.78
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$611.64
€586.43
|
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$506.97
€486.07
|
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.52
€198.01
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.15
€460.35
|
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,455.02
€8,106.45
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.97
|
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
€1.89
|
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.17
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.69
€42.84
|
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
|
pay 56.6% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.87
€93.84
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.89
€101.52
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.14
€122.85
|
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
|
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