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
TRY243.20
|
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
$0.42
IQD543
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
$0.22
IQD291
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
$0.48
IQD628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
$0.52
IQD674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
$0.44
IQD579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
$0.28
IQD361
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
$0.28
IQD366
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
|
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