Brazil vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$1785
🏠 One person rent
$296
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$578
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$5565
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
26
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
35%
🎓 Higher education
92
54
😀 Quality of life
39
31
🏙️ Population
203M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 11% less expensive than in Iraq ($765). Brazil ranked 145th 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 0.6 months in Brazil compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 117th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Brazil and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 385 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.

Brazil Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$756
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$2847

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$976
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$916
6.21M
Brasilia
$765
2.82M
Manaus
$764
2.06M
Salvador
$705
2.42M
Belo Horizonte
$768
2.32M
Curitiba
$755
1.77M
Campinas
$759
1.21M
Santo Andre
$618
749K
Recife
$671
1.49M
Porto Alegre
$752
1.33M
Fortaleza
$745
2.43M
Belem
$755
1.3M
Uberlandia
$630
713K
Goiania
$665
1.44M
Guarulhos
$662
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
697K
Campo Grande
$588
898K
Joinville
$662
616K
Ribeirao Preto
$647
699K
Sao Luis
$710
1.04M
Maceio
$667
958K
Joao Pessoa
$615
834K
Duque de Caxias
$614
887K
Teresina
$557
868K
Florianopolis
$857
537K
Osasco
$661
729K
Niteroi
$718
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
811K
Aracaju
$527
633K

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