Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 60.0% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Norway, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK192.56
|
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK123.60
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK31.73
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK28.65
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 62.7% less for groceries
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK28.64
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK59.34
|
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK76.89
|
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.36
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK60.26
|
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.87
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.75
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.71
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK17.97
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK9.97
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.01
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK82.02
|
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK756.36
|
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK351,470.49
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK231.27
|
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK546.27
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,350.23
|
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,179.48
|
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,705.35
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
|
pay 66.9% less for childcare
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,425.84
|
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK53,206.18
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK94.76
|
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK43.51
|
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK143.34
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK140.55
|
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK850.02
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK463.04
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,077.68
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,377.85
|
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
|
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