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Irbil vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Irbil is 35.6% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 51.5% less in Irbil
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Irbil
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Irbil
Housing: pay 34.9% less in Irbil
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Irbil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Irbil
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Irbil

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Irbil.

Irbil vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Irbil instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 51.5% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Irbil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.99	$7.58 IQD9,935	-30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.87	$8.91 IQD11,674	-6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.45	$0.46 IQD604	-79.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.20	$0.21 IQD273	-89.1%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Irbil
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.48	$0.83 IQD1,087	-43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN20.19	$3.62 IQD4,747	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN16.25	$4.98 IQD6,526	+14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.85	$1.89 IQD2,479	-48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.70	$2.25 IQD2,947	-33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.28	$0.53 IQD697	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.10	$0.53 IQD696	-35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.61	$0.52 IQD683	-45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.89	$0.34 IQD451	-78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.79	$0.31 IQD402	-35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.02	$0.33 IQD428	-39.4%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Irbil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.78	$2.52 IQD3,305	-61.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN112.72	$34.46 IQD45,137	+14.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN123K	$17,890.19 IQD23M	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN51.24	$20.29 IQD26,576	+48.4%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 34.9% less for housing

	Warsaw	Irbil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN65.30	$28.28 IQD37,047	+62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,274.97	$430.64 IQD564K	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,402.64	$290.96 IQD381K	-68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN1,002.76	$76.17 IQD99,776	-71.5%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Irbil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,197.74	$239.27 IQD313K	-59.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN59,719.13	$2,677.50 IQD4M	-83.2%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Irbil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.45	$2.01 IQD2,633	-59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.80	$3.15 IQD4,120	-25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN22.28	$2.65 IQD3,477	-55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN175.23	$65.65 IQD85,992	+40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.87	$11.38 IQD14,902	+18.9%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Irbil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN373.19	$33.91 IQD44,418	-65.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN181.20	$50.41 IQD66,038	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN369.05	$78.69 IQD103K	-20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN431.99	$75.47 IQD98,856	-34.5%
Average			-29.1%

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