Cost of living comparison

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Warsaw vs. Irbil Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 94.4% more expensive than Irbil.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 48.6% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 27.6% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Warsaw

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Warsaw are more expensive than in Irbil. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Irbil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Irbil, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Irbil	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 IQD9,985	$9.90 PLN41.15	+30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.43 IQD13,730	$8.66 PLN36.01	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IQD666	$1.79 PLN7.46	+254.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 IQD278	$1.79 PLN7.44	+748.3%
Average			+254.0%

Irbil vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.6% more for groceries

	Irbil	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 IQD1,114	$1.09 PLN4.53	+28.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 IQD5,219	$4.36 PLN18.12	+9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.18 IQD6,820	$3.80 PLN15.78	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 IQD2,466	$3.02 PLN12.57	+61.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 IQD2,577	$2.54 PLN10.55	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 IQD721	$0.45 PLN1.89	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 IQD696	$0.75 PLN3.10	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD662	$0.82 PLN3.42	+63.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 IQD478	$1.39 PLN5.77	+281.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IQD426	$0.41 PLN1.72	+28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 IQD457	$0.47 PLN1.95	+34.9%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 27.6% more for transportation

	Irbil	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.72 IQD3,578	$6.20 PLN25.78	+128.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.57 IQD45,492	$27.22 PLN113.16	-21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,486.10 IQD24,323,150	$30,732.76 PLN127,764.24	+66.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.21 IQD27,911	$7.92 PLN32.92	-62.7%
Average			+27.6%

Irbil vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Irbil	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.12 IQD39,633	$17.20 PLN71.48	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.34 IQD625,426	$1,070.18 PLN4,449.04	+125.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.04 IQD421,096	$832.44 PLN3,460.65	+160.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.26 IQD96,386	$224.46 PLN933.14	+206.4%
Average			+112.2%

Irbil vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Irbil	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.05 IQD377,686	$507.82 PLN2,111.15	+76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,710.31 IQD4,881,859	$12,579.90 PLN52,297.98	+239.1%
Average			+158.0%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Irbil	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.90 IQD2,496	$3.71 PLN15.43	+95.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 IQD3,668	$3.66 PLN15.22	+31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 IQD3,495	$4.76 PLN19.80	+79.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.53 IQD86,219	$42.25 PLN175.64	-35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 IQD13,158	$8.66 PLN36.01	-13.4%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Irbil	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.12 IQD52,782	$89.45 PLN371.86	+123.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.13 IQD56,749	$41.56 PLN172.76	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.73 IQD131,219	$88.32 PLN367.18	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.38 IQD124,176	$102.18 PLN424.77	+8.3%
Average			+29.1%

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