Argentina vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2072
$1755
🏠 One person rent
$330
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$564
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$685
$513
💸 GDP per capita
$13858
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
6.93
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
26
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
35%
🎓 Higher education
82
54
😀 Quality of life
57
38
🏙️ Population
45.7M
46M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($851) is 11% more expensive than in Iraq ($768). Argentina ranked 121st vs 132nd 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 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 74th and 135th 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
$11.5
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.42%
8.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.15
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$3.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.96
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$2652

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1139
3.12M
Cordoba
$1049
1.33M
Rosario
$789
1.19M
Salta
$841
535K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$633
606K
Lanus
$879
459K
Mar del Plata
$780
593K
Santiago del Estero
$667
430K
Bahia Blanca
$1029
299K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
322K
Santa Fe
$802
406K
San Juan
$578
471K
Corrientes
$610
353K
Neuquen
$1337
289K
Quilmes
$590
262K
Merlo
$947
244K
Tandil
$800
150K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
248K
Jose C. Paz
$906
217K
Gonzalez Catan
$935
238K
Resistencia
$401
299K
Posadas
$370
276K
Las Heras
$877
204K
Parana
$761
248K
Godoy Cruz
$877
191K
Isidro Casanova
$980
191K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$729
201K
Moreno
$918
172K
Formosa
$410
222K
Berazategui
$710
181K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$918
8.13M
Mosul
$588
1.79M
Basra
$889
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$672
878K
Kirkuk
$507
975K
Ramadi
$768
875K
Erbil
$845
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$588
690K
Hillah
$688
541K
Amarah
$681
512K
Nasiriyah
$669
542K
Baqubah
$672
468K
Ctesiphon
$761
500K
Az Zubayr
$719
370K
Kut
$630
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$619
331K
Fallujah
$823
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$555
171K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Zakho
$656
219K
Samarra
$677
140K
Al-Faw
$730
105K
Tikrit
$631
106K
Umm Qasr
$726
108K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$402
22.5K