Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 59.3% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Texas, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.22
IQD293
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Texas
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.48
IQD632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.52
IQD679
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.30
IQD400
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.28
IQD369
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Texas
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Texas
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
Texas
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Texas
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
|
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