Iraq vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$1342
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1755
$3037
🏠 One person rent
$352
$782
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$1267
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$68.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$1602
💸 GDP per capita
$6074
$25023
😃 Human freedom index
4.71
7.72
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
53
🌐 English speaking %
35%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
54
84
😀 Quality of life
38
74
🏙️ Population
46M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($768) is 43% less expensive than in Poland ($1342). Iraq ranked 132nd vs 47th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Iraq compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 135th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Poland

We calculate prices for Iraq and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.83
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$555
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.18%
6.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$2730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.11
$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.52
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$87.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2652
$9523

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In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$918
8.13M
Mosul
$588
1.79M
Basra
$889
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$672
878K
Kirkuk
$507
975K
Ramadi
$768
875K
Erbil
$845
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$588
690K
Hillah
$688
541K
Amarah
$681
512K
Nasiriyah
$669
542K
Baqubah
$672
468K
Ctesiphon
$761
500K
Az Zubayr
$719
370K
Kut
$630
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$619
331K
Fallujah
$823
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$555
171K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Zakho
$656
219K
Samarra
$677
140K
Al-Faw
$730
105K
Tikrit
$631
106K
Umm Qasr
$726
108K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$402
22.5K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1978
1.86M
Krakow
$1580
804K
Wroclaw
$1592
674K
Lodz
$1338
649K
Poznan
$1420
547K
Gdansk
$1519
488K
Szczecin
$1166
388K
Gdynia
$1478
245K
Lublin
$1323
335K
Katowice
$1137
278K
Bydgoszcz
$1103
325K
Rzeszow
$1200
196K
Bialystok
$1148
290K
Torun
$926
198K
Kielce
$1097
187K
Czestochowa
$1033
205K
Gliwice
$1026
174K
Zabrze
$1147
157K
Sosnowiec
$1093
186K
Olsztyn
$1182
170K
Bytom
$1043
153K
Radom
$1008
202K
Bielsko-Biala
$1201
169K
Ruda Slaska
$1085
134K
Zielona Gora
$1107
140K
Opole
$1230
127K
Tychy
$1054
125K
Rybnik
$1010
134K
Elblag
$1074
115K
Chorzow
$1038
104K