Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 59.6% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Norway, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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