Iraq vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1756
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$330
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$5512
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
82
🌐 English speaking %
35%
89%
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
30
92
🏙️ Population
38.3M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($745) is 53% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Iraq ranked 129th vs 31st for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 145th and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Iraq and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.44
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.15
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2450
$4409

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K