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Iraq vs. Virginia Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 62.9% cheaper than Virginia.

Restaurants: pay 72.3% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 60.9% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 37.7% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 69.2% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 92.1% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.0% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 53.1% less in Iraq

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Virginia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Virginia, you would:

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pay 72.3% less for restaurants

	Virginia	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.49	$4.64 IQD6,091	-77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.13	$6.72 IQD8,816	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48	$0.42 IQD546	-83.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04	$0.22 IQD293	-89.0%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 60.9% less for groceries

	Virginia	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44	$0.82 IQD1,069	-76.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.98	$2.51 IQD3,295	-64.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.79	$4.56 IQD5,981	+20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41	$1.76 IQD2,314	-48.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.54	$2.21 IQD2,896	-60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62	$0.48 IQD631	-81.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.52 IQD678	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.23	$0.44 IQD582	-80.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41	$0.30 IQD399	-87.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55	$0.28 IQD363	-82.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.41	$0.28 IQD368	-80.1%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 37.7% less for transportation

	Virginia	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36	$1.93 IQD2,525	-42.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.15	$39.46 IQD51,760	-50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,788.87	$16,587.19 IQD21,755,150	-49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.99	$15.54 IQD20,377	-8.5%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 69.2% less for housing

	Virginia	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.48	$34.52 IQD45,282	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,832.03	$280.02 IQD367,258	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,500.84	$188.34 IQD247,017	-87.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.31	$66.51 IQD87,229	-54.2%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 92.1% less for childcare

	Virginia	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,614.20	$139.67 IQD183,183	-91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,849.72	$2,045.09 IQD2,682,263	-92.9%
Average			-92.1%

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pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Virginia	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.17	$2.57 IQD3,373	-58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19	$2.36 IQD3,096	-54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.03	$2.06 IQD2,697	-77.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.19	$32.77 IQD42,984	-43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.24	$8.37 IQD10,984	-41.2%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 53.1% less for clothing

	Virginia	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.05	$23.65 IQD31,015	-55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.36	$25.45 IQD33,385	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.16	$48.29 IQD63,334	-47.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.91	$36.75 IQD48,196	-71.0%
Average			-53.1%

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