Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 37.0% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Syria, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.42
IQD543
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.22
IQD291
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.48
IQD628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.52
IQD674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.44
IQD579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.28
IQD361
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.28
IQD366
|
|
pay 58.4% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
|
pay 39.3% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
|
pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
|
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