Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.2 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,159
|
$17.84
kr2,434
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,439
|
$14.27
kr1,947
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$2.32
kr316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD966
|
$3.42
kr467
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,844
|
$5.98
kr816
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,100
|
$5.33
kr727
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,183
|
$5.66
kr772
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,452
|
$7.09
kr968
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD500
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD535
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD375
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD362
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,729
|
$8.03
kr1,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,959
|
$77.40
kr10,562
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,580,617
|
$29,836.83
kr4,071,534
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,565
|
$23.97
kr3,271
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,614
|
$62.40
kr8,515
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD550,671
|
$1,437.14
kr196,112
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,543
|
$1,215.63
kr165,884
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,201
|
$68.63
kr9,365
|
|
pay 77.9% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,337
|
$259.34
kr35,390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,219,710
|
$2,750.10
kr375,278
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,610
|
$8.52
kr1,163
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,059
|
$4.15
kr567
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,238
|
$10.64
kr1,451
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,142
|
$56.90
kr7,765
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,134
|
$12.27
kr1,675
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,696
|
$118.08
kr16,113
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,008
|
$50.39
kr6,876
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,070
|
$151.12
kr20,621
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,004
|
$175.20
kr23,907
|
|
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