Iraq vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1756
$2891
🏠 One person rent
$330
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1231
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1501
💸 GDP per capita
$5512
$22113
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
54
🌐 English speaking %
35%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
52
83
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
38.3M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($745) is 40% less expensive than in Poland ($1248). Iraq ranked 129th vs 49th 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 145th and 41st 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
$4.91
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$3.58
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$3488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$2561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.44
$9.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.15
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2450
$8082

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In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$859
8.13M
Basra
$879
1.33M
Mosul
$596
1.79M
Kirkuk
$498
975K
Najaf
$585
725K
Erbil
$876
846K
Ramadi
$762
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$651
878K
Karbala
$579
690K
Nasiriyah
$665
542K
Hillah
$648
541K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$737
500K
Az Zubayr
$705
370K
Baqubah
$655
468K
Kut
$631
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$495
392K
Duhok
$652
331K
Fallujah
$811
251K
Kufa
$566
171K
Samawah
$586
215K
Zakho
$698
219K
Abu Ghraib
$959
189K
Samarra
$675
140K
Umm Qasr
$716
108K
Al-Faw
$713
105K
Tikrit
$636
106K
Al-Karmah
$827
95K
Sinjar
$680
22.5K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1780
1.86M
Krakow
$1543
804K
Wroclaw
$1381
673K
Lodz
$1224
671K
Poznan
$1298
547K
Gdansk
$1382
486K
Szczecin
$1169
396K
Gdynia
$1334
245K
Bydgoszcz
$1068
338K
Lublin
$1257
335K
Katowice
$1156
279K
Bialystok
$1002
294K
Rzeszow
$1117
196K
Torun
$957
198K
Czestochowa
$1053
213K
Gliwice
$1007
174K
Kielce
$1021
187K
Zabrze
$975
157K
Sosnowiec
$1060
194K
Zielona Gora
$984
140K
Bytom
$962
153K
Radom
$932
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1040
134K
Olsztyn
$1134
170K
Opole
$1077
127K
Tychy
$1035
125K
Bielsko-Biala
$1122
169K
Rybnik
$941
134K
Chorzow
$1023
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
117K