Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.2 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,017
|
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,022
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD548
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD251
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,125
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,128
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,367
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,609
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,262
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,075
|
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,059,869
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,980
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,502
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,925
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD382,076
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,258
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,353
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,953,743
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,815
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,470
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,882
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,663
|
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,025
|
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,590
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,398
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,618
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,440
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
|
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