Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.1 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Poland instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
$8.88
PLN36.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
$7.49
PLN31.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$1.74
PLN7.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD292
|
$1.43
PLN5.97
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
$1.18
PLN4.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
$4.31
PLN17.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
$3.58
PLN14.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
$2.93
PLN12.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
$2.70
PLN11.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD631
|
$0.43
PLN1.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD677
|
$0.71
PLN2.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.76
PLN3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD399
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.37
PLN1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD368
|
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
$6.07
PLN25.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
$28.33
PLN117.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
$30,111.92
PLN125,371.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
$7.74
PLN32.22
|
|
pay 96.8% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
$14.40
PLN59.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
$601.98
PLN2,506.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
$478.28
PLN1,991.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
$184.01
PLN766.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
$318.05
PLN1,324.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
$6,011.28
PLN25,028.09
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
$3.12
PLN12.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
$3.04
PLN12.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
$4.55
PLN18.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
$32.52
PLN135.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
$6.47
PLN26.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
$75.63
PLN314.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
$35.26
PLN146.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
$78.29
PLN325.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
$87.22
PLN363.16
|
|
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