Denmark vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1923
$754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4552
$1739
🏠 One person rent
$1023
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1892
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$614
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3632
$587
💸 GDP per capita
$67790
$5937
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
81.4
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
23
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
35%
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
96
30
🏙️ Population
5.83M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1923) is 155% more expensive than in Iraq ($754). Denmark ranked 18th 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 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 4th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Denmark and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 27 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.

Denmark Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$5.79
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.01
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2082
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1540
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
9.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5557
$1686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3981
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.81
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.07
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.1
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$1769

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2387
644K
Aarhus
$1880
285K
Odense
$1972
177K
Esbjerg
$1475
115K
Frederiksberg
$2008
105K
Aalborg
$1719
113K
Gentofte
$2011
75.8K
Naestved
$1638
41.9K
Herning
$1615
44.6K
Randers
$1581
62.8K
Vejle
$1657
56.6K
Kolding
$1426
58.8K
Roskilde
$1766
50K
Horsholm
$1887
47.5K
Horsens
$1541
59.4K
Holstebro
$1423
35.4K
Silkeborg
$1506
44.3K
Hillerod
$1999
36K
Helsingor
$1652
47.4K
Fredericia
$1584
39.9K
Viborg
$1519
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1482
23.5K
Svendborg
$1569
27.2K
Sonderborg
$1398
27.6K
Nuuk
$2175
18.3K
Haderslev
$1599
22K
Torshavn
$1952
13.3K

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