Austria vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$494
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
28
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
35%
🎓 Higher education
93
56
😀 Quality of life
92
40
🏙️ Population
9.18M
46M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 162% more expensive than in Iraq ($777). Austria ranked 20th vs 136th 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 1.7 months in Austria compared to 0.6 months in Iraq. Ranked 14th and 133rd 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
$19.7
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
6.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$2609

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Iraq

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$952
8.13M
Mosul
$585
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$657
878K
Kirkuk
$502
975K
Ramadi
$771
875K
Erbil
$831
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$609
690K
Hillah
$667
541K
Nasiriyah
$664
542K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$776
500K
Baqubah
$669
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Al Diwaniyah
$475
392K
Kut
$627
378K
Duhok
$616
331K
Fallujah
$822
251K
Samawah
$581
215K
Kufa
$554
171K
Zakho
$648
219K
Abu Ghraib
$958
189K
Samarra
$681
140K
Umm Qasr
$711
108K
Al-Karmah
$836
95K
Al-Faw
$707
105K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$390
22.5K