Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 8.9% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$0.22
IQD293
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$0.48
IQD632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.52
IQD679
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$0.30
IQD400
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.28
IQD369
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
|
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