Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 60.4% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 63.3% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Denmark
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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