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
IQD6,168
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,455
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,848
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,107
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,186
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,003
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,607,682
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,599
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,713
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,474
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,020
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,387
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 77.9% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,591
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,222,943
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,064
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,206
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,148
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,745
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,062
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,162
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,073
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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