Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$806
$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1893
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$360
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$565
💸 GDP per capita
$9359
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
7.06
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
28
🌐 English speaking %
16%
35%
🎓 Higher education
64
56
😀 Quality of life
58
40
🏙️ Population
3.16M
46M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($806) is 3% more expensive than in Iraq ($783). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 130th vs 137th 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 1 months in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 76th and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.76
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
5.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$2337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1751
$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.82
$15.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.39
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$4.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$203
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4163
$2781

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In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$949
276K
Banja Luka
$972
185K
Tuzla
$710
111K
Mostar
$758
105K
Zenica
$594
111K
Bihac
$661
56.3K
Prijedor
$733
89.4K
Doboj
$667
68.5K
Bijeljina
$727
42.3K
Sanski Most
$586
16.9K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$976
8.13M
Mosul
$565
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Kirkuk
$516
975K
Sulaymaniyah
$658
878K
Erbil
$844
846K
Ramadi
$754
875K
Najaf
$573
725K
Ctesiphon
$771
500K
Hillah
$662
541K
Karbala
$558
690K
Nasiriyah
$655
542K
Baqubah
$670
468K
Amarah
$670
512K
Kut
$621
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$472
392K
Az Zubayr
$694
370K
Duhok
$625
331K
Zakho
$662
219K
Fallujah
$816
251K
Abu Ghraib
$960
189K
Samawah
$573
215K
Kufa
$556
171K
Samarra
$677
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$703
105K
Al-Karmah
$832
95K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$384
22.5K