Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 49.9% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Iraq instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$0.42
IQD543
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.22
IQD291
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.48
IQD628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.52
IQD674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.44
IQD579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.28
IQD361
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.28
IQD366
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
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