Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.4 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,806
|
$11.31
SEK119.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,880
|
$9.30
SEK97.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$1.93
SEK20.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$1.88
SEK19.84
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$2.55
SEK26.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,149
|
$5.31
SEK55.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,834
|
$5.59
SEK58.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$3.82
SEK40.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$4.89
SEK51.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$1.22
SEK12.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$1.07
SEK11.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.14
SEK11.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.80
SEK18.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.67
SEK7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.72
SEK7.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
$6.80
SEK71.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,586
|
$68.13
SEK717.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,440,241
|
$27,059.79
SEK284,942.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,943
|
$21.32
SEK224.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,630
|
$29.04
SEK305.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,741
|
$873.36
SEK9,196.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,785
|
$653.04
SEK6,876.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,760
|
$69.04
SEK727.02
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,622
|
$121.10
SEK1,275.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,299,153
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,079.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,078
|
$6.81
SEK71.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,122
|
$3.75
SEK39.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$6.25
SEK65.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,844
|
$39.42
SEK415.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,749
|
$13.75
SEK144.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,013
|
$80.13
SEK843.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,667
|
$34.51
SEK363.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,421
|
$82.17
SEK865.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,700
|
$117.97
SEK1,242.25
|
|
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