Austria vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1743
$754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4236
$1739
🏠 One person rent
$900
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1640
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2736
$587
💸 GDP per capita
$52085
$5937
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
23
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
35%
🎓 Higher education
93
52
😀 Quality of life
89
30
🏙️ Population
8.98M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1743) is 131% more expensive than in Iraq ($754). Austria ranked 22nd vs 124th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Austria compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 18th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Austria and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Austria Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
9.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7748
$1686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5374
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.51
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.5
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12866
$1769

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1854
1.97M
Graz
$1658
293K
Linz
$1646
210K
Salzburg
$1691
155K
Innsbruck
$1720
131K
Klagenfurt
$1664
101K
Sankt Polten
$1535
55.5K
Wels
$1301
61.2K
Villach
$1581
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1605
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1325
44.5K
Steyr
$1508
38.3K
Baden bei Wien
$1663
26.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1602
27.1K
Amstetten
$1378
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1637
33.4K
Leonding
$1562
28.7K
Bregenz
$1705
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1543
25.3K
Leoben
$1393
24.6K
Traun
$1546
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1229
22.8K
Modling
$1621
20.6K
Hallein
$1688
21.2K
Lustenau
$1612
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1321
25K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$894
6.96M
Kirkuk
$535
975K
Basra
$875
1.33M
Mosul
$555
1.69M
Najaf
$569
725K
Erbil
$864
846K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$736
878K
Karbala
$582
690K
Nasiriyah
$671
542K
Amarah
$685
512K
Hillah
$667
541K
Ctesiphon
$751
500K
Baqubah
$658
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Kut
$637
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$507
392K
Fallujah
$827
326K
Duhok
$626
331K
Samawah
$594
215K
Zakho
$668
219K
Kufa
$559
166K
Abu Ghraib
$951
189K
Samarra
$684
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$710
105K
Tikrit
$649
106K
Al-Karmah
$828
95K
Sinjar
$653
22.5K