Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.5 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,814
|
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,891
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,153
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,842
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,292
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,570
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,655
|
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,469,679
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,972
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,690
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,224
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,110
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,879
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,864
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,302,169
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,082
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,126
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,660
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,899
|
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,763
|
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,055
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,709
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,497
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,768
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
|
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