Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.2 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD406
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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