Bangladesh vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$1785
🏠 One person rent
$109
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$578
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$5565
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
26
🌐 English speaking %
12%
35%
🎓 Higher education
63
54
😀 Quality of life
33
31
🏙️ Population
171M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 49% less expensive than in Iraq ($765). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 128th 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 0.7 months in Bangladesh compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 138th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 15 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.

Bangladesh Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$1822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$756
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$2847

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$430
16.8M
Chittagong
$351
2.58M
Narayanganj
$309
968K
Khulna
$303
929K
Sylhet
$305
480K
Rajshahi
$274
448K
Bogra
$280
401K
Barisal
$287
328K
Mymensingh
$264
258K
Jessore
$289
202K
Rangpur
$296
294K
Cox's Bazar
$323
167K
Narsingdi
$295
185K
Saidpur
$296
127K
Brahmanbaria
$297
268K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$904
8.13M
Basra
$904
1.33M
Mosul
$597
1.79M
Kirkuk
$508
975K
Najaf
$587
725K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$676
878K
Erbil
$854
846K
Karbala
$580
690K
Nasiriyah
$672
542K
Hillah
$651
541K
Amarah
$683
512K
Ctesiphon
$752
500K
Baqubah
$659
468K
Az Zubayr
$723
370K
Kut
$626
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$467
392K
Duhok
$646
331K
Fallujah
$817
251K
Samawah
$582
215K
Kufa
$570
171K
Zakho
$688
219K
Abu Ghraib
$960
189K
Samarra
$680
140K
Umm Qasr
$740
108K
Al-Faw
$736
105K
Tikrit
$641
106K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$672
22.5K