Austria vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$565
💸 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
91
40
🏙️ Population
9.18M
46M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 161% more expensive than in Iraq ($783). Austria ranked 19th vs 137th 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 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 15th and 129th 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
$19.2
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
5.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$2337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$15.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$4.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$2781

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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
$2240
2.03M
Graz
$1681
293K
Linz
$1803
212K
Salzburg
$2003
155K
Innsbruck
$1887
132K
Klagenfurt
$1752
101K
Wels
$1568
65.3K
Villach
$1648
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1805
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2036
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1941
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2103
33.4K
Steyr
$1653
38K
Klosterneuburg
$1883
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1831
26.3K
Leonding
$1751
28.7K
Krems an der Donau
$1789
25.3K
Bregenz
$1844
29.5K
Wolfsberg
$1436
25K
Amstetten
$1499
24K
Traun
$1701
24.5K
Lustenau
$1957
24.6K
Modling
$1862
20.6K
Leoben
$1409
24.6K
Kapfenberg
$1518
22.8K
Hallein
$1929
21.2K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$976
8.13M
Mosul
$565
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Kirkuk
$516
975K
Sulaymaniyah
$658
878K
Erbil
$844
846K
Ramadi
$754
875K
Najaf
$573
725K
Ctesiphon
$771
500K
Hillah
$662
541K
Karbala
$558
690K
Nasiriyah
$655
542K
Baqubah
$670
468K
Amarah
$670
512K
Kut
$621
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$472
392K
Az Zubayr
$694
370K
Duhok
$625
331K
Zakho
$662
219K
Fallujah
$816
251K
Abu Ghraib
$960
189K
Samawah
$573
215K
Kufa
$556
171K
Samarra
$677
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$703
105K
Al-Karmah
$832
95K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$384
22.5K