Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 16.4% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Poland, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Poland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
Poland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
Poland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
Poland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Poland
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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