Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 59.2% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.2% less in Iraq
- Groceries
-
pay 62.0% less in Iraq
- Transportation
-
pay 49.5% less in Iraq
- Housing
-
pay 59.8% less in Iraq
- Childcare
-
pay 57.6% less in Iraq
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.4% less in Iraq
- Clothing
-
pay 58.1% less in Iraq
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Iraq.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Norway, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK192.83
|
$4.64
IQD6,101
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK126.68
|
$6.72
IQD8,831
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK29.97
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.13
|
$0.22
IQD293
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.54
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.07
|
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.19
|
$4.56
IQD5,991
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.62
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK61.69
|
$2.21
IQD2,900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.70
|
$0.48
IQD632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.24
|
$0.52
IQD679
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.44
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.93
|
$0.30
IQD400
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.94
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.96
|
$0.28
IQD369
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.24
|
$1.93
IQD2,529
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK700.61
|
$39.46
IQD51,846
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK337,778.01
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,791,237
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK244.66
|
$15.54
IQD20,411
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK551.47
|
$34.52
IQD45,357
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,726.02
|
$280.02
IQD367,867
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,368.75
|
$188.34
IQD247,426
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,542.35
|
$66.51
IQD87,374
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,833.73
|
$139.67
IQD183,487
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK63,648.40
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,686,712
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK91.92
|
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.29
|
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK137.95
|
$2.06
IQD2,701
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK449.87
|
$32.77
IQD43,055
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK141.12
|
$8.37
IQD11,002
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK913.90
|
$23.65
IQD31,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK417.59
|
$25.45
IQD33,441
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,046.68
|
$48.29
IQD63,439
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,312.44
|
$36.75
IQD48,276
|
|
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