Iraq vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1769
$3169
🏠 One person rent
$365
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1320
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$494
$1728
💸 GDP per capita
$6074
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
4.92
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
53
🌐 English speaking %
35%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
56
84
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
46M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($777) is 44% less expensive than in Poland ($1393). Iraq ranked 136th vs 45th 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 0.6 months in Iraq compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 133rd 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
$4.44
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$2.69
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$573
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$1306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.9%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2214
$3887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$2755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$5.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2609
$10757

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$2026
1.86M
Krakow
$1662
804K
Wroclaw
$1662
674K
Lodz
$1377
649K
Poznan
$1471
547K
Gdansk
$1593
488K
Szczecin
$1240
388K
Gdynia
$1496
245K
Lublin
$1337
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1145
325K
Katowice
$1233
278K
Bialystok
$1214
290K
Rzeszow
$1280
196K
Torun
$834
198K
Kielce
$1165
187K
Olsztyn
$1343
170K
Gliwice
$1073
174K
Czestochowa
$1070
205K
Zabrze
$1155
157K
Sosnowiec
$1138
186K
Bytom
$1098
153K
Radom
$1053
202K
Zielona Gora
$1155
140K
Bielsko-Biala
$1260
165K
Ruda Slaska
$1161
134K
Opole
$1259
127K
Tychy
$1123
125K
Rybnik
$1039
134K
Elblag
$1068
115K
Chorzow
$1107
104K