Argentina vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$1739
🏠 One person rent
$234
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$587
💸 GDP per capita
$13651
$5937
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
23
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
35%
🎓 Higher education
82
52
😀 Quality of life
53
30
🏙️ Population
47.3M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($563) is 25% less expensive than in Iraq ($754). Argentina ranked 163rd vs 124th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 78th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Argentina and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 29 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.

Argentina Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.29
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.92%
9.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2264
$1686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.4
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5264
$1769

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$791
3.12M
Cordoba
$621
1.33M
Rosario
$462
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$485
606K
Santa Fe
$505
406K
Salta
$538
535K
Lanus
$657
459K
Mar del Plata
$489
593K
Quilmes
$705
262K
Merlo
$623
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$623
238K
San Juan
$680
471K
Isidro Casanova
$639
191K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
322K
Corrientes
$523
353K
Santiago del Estero
$298
430K
Rafael Castillo
$629
148K
Berazategui
$679
181K
Moreno
$604
172K
Posadas
$340
276K
Bahia Blanca
$436
299K
Jose C. Paz
$581
217K
Rio Cuarto
$440
157K
San Justo
$642
137K
Moron
$665
99.1K
Ramos Mejia
$650
120K
Virrey del Pino
$605
156K
La Plata
$465
193K
Ezeiza
$597
160K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$894
6.96M
Kirkuk
$535
975K
Basra
$875
1.33M
Mosul
$555
1.69M
Najaf
$569
725K
Erbil
$864
846K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$736
878K
Karbala
$582
690K
Nasiriyah
$671
542K
Amarah
$685
512K
Hillah
$667
541K
Ctesiphon
$751
500K
Baqubah
$658
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Kut
$637
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$507
392K
Fallujah
$827
326K
Duhok
$626
331K
Samawah
$594
215K
Zakho
$668
219K
Kufa
$559
166K
Abu Ghraib
$951
189K
Samarra
$684
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$710
105K
Tikrit
$649
106K
Al-Karmah
$828
95K
Sinjar
$653
22.5K