Iraq vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1769
$5136
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$494
$4147
💸 GDP per capita
$6074
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
4.92
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
81
🌐 English speaking %
35%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
56
94
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
46M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($777) is 67% less expensive than in Norway ($2361). Iraq ranked 136th vs 14th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Iraq compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 133rd and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Norway

We calculate prices for Iraq and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 33 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.

Iraq Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$2.69
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$1723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.9%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2214
$8009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$5597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$4.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$59.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2609
$11481

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Cities Comparison in Iraq vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2847
718K
Bergen
$2409
291K
Trondheim
$2480
199K
Baerum
$2208
132K
Stavanger
$2584
150K
Asker
$2224
100K
Drammen
$1876
105K
Lillestrom
$2327
95.8K
Tromso
$2545
79.4K
Sandnes
$2117
84.9K
Kristiansand
$1673
67.9K
Fredrikstad
$2262
85.9K
Tonsberg
$2073
59.8K
Moss
$2079
52.6K
Skien
$1959
56.9K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.1K
Alesund
$1980
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2123
48.8K
Karmoy
$1757
43.7K
Bodo
$1984
43.5K
Arendal
$1965
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1966
37.3K
Hamar
$2114
30.5K
Molde
$2135
33.2K
Gjovik
$2164
31.2K
Halden
$1890
32K
Kongsberg
$2130
29K
Jessheim
$2295
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1984
24.6K
Larvik
$1986
27.7K