Argentina vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

Argentina Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$603
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1533
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$238
$331
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$565
💸 GDP per capita
$13686
$5937
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
4.77
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
23
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
35%
🎓 Higher education
82
49
😀 Quality of life
54
29
🏙️ Population
47.3M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($603) is 18% less expensive than in Iraq ($732). Argentina ranked 154th vs 123rd 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 74th and 154th 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
$7.43
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.94
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$63.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.43%
10.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$1454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$697
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.33
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.07
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$5.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$50.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4918
$1660

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$800
3.12M
Cordoba
$603
1.33M
Rosario
$634
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$663
606K
Santa Fe
$625
406K
Salta
$569
535K
Mar del Plata
$596
593K
Lanus
$553
459K
Quilmes
$508
262K
Merlo
$615
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$609
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$606
238K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$533
322K
Isidro Casanova
$629
191K
Corrientes
$570
353K
San Juan
$613
471K
Jose C. Paz
$564
217K
Santiago del Estero
$439
430K
Rafael Castillo
$618
148K
Moreno
$588
172K
Berazategui
$530
181K
Posadas
$554
276K
Bahia Blanca
$567
299K
Rio Cuarto
$308
157K
Moron
$660
99.1K
San Justo
$621
137K
Ramos Mejia
$639
120K
Virrey del Pino
$586
156K
Resistencia
$477
292K
Ezeiza
$576
160K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$857
6.96M
Kirkuk
$604
975K
Mosul
$512
1.69M
Basra
$869
1.33M
Erbil
$844
846K
Ramadi
$750
875K
Najaf
$536
725K
Sulaymaniyah
$744
878K
Karbala
$583
690K
Nasiriyah
$653
542K
Amarah
$668
512K
Ctesiphon
$733
500K
Baqubah
$633
468K
Az Zubayr
$693
370K
Hillah
$645
541K
Kut
$609
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$506
392K
Duhok
$571
331K
Fallujah
$812
326K
Zakho
$581
219K
Samawah
$581
215K
Abu Ghraib
$957
189K
Kufa
$529
166K
Samarra
$651
140K
Tikrit
$603
106K
Umm Qasr
$675
108K
Al-Faw
$663
105K
Al-Karmah
$820
95K
Sinjar
$572
22.5K