Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.1 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Poland instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,811
|
$8.74
PLN33.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,887
|
$7.35
PLN28.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$1.72
PLN6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$1.39
PLN5.35
|
|
pay 62.7% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$1.17
PLN4.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,152
|
$4.22
PLN16.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,839
|
$3.59
PLN13.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,291
|
$2.85
PLN11.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,569
|
$2.73
PLN10.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$0.43
PLN1.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.70
PLN2.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$0.75
PLN2.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.12
PLN4.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.35
PLN1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.51
PLN1.95
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,567
|
$6.32
PLN24.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,631
|
$29.45
PLN113.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,459,228
|
$30,312.40
PLN116,905.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,962
|
$7.94
PLN30.63
|
|
pay 95.0% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,668
|
$14.69
PLN56.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,052
|
$591.18
PLN2,279.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,995
|
$480.23
PLN1,852.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,836
|
$189.71
PLN731.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,778
|
$301.71
PLN1,163.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,301,099
|
$6,191.48
PLN23,878.57
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,080
|
$3.18
PLN12.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,124
|
$3.01
PLN11.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,659
|
$4.63
PLN17.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,879
|
$31.65
PLN122.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,758
|
$6.64
PLN25.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,040
|
$76.35
PLN294.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,694
|
$37.00
PLN142.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,470
|
$81.47
PLN314.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,744
|
$91.91
PLN354.48
|
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