Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 50.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Finland, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$4.44
IQD5,780
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$6.78
IQD8,839
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.42
IQD549
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.20
IQD264
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
Finland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.79
IQD1,035
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$2.41
IQD3,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$4.46
IQD5,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$1.75
IQD2,279
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$1.96
IQD2,555
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.48
IQD621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.51
IQD662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.46
IQD594
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.30
IQD387
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.27
IQD352
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.27
IQD354
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
Finland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$1.96
IQD2,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$40.17
IQD52,347
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,338,385
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$16.76
IQD21,844
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Finland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$34.86
IQD45,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$280.92
IQD366,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$189.29
IQD246,661
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$69.33
IQD90,348
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
Finland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$141.04
IQD183,784
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,288,717
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$2.35
IQD3,064
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$2.38
IQD3,107
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$2.03
IQD2,644
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$31.97
IQD41,654
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$8.21
IQD10,700
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
Finland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$24.45
IQD31,867
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$24.19
IQD31,523
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$44.63
IQD58,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$39.49
IQD51,465
|
|
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