Canada vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$1785
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$578
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$5565
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
26
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
35%
🎓 Higher education
99
54
😀 Quality of life
87
31
🏙️ Population
37M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 159% more expensive than in Iraq ($765). Canada ranked 15th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 17th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Canada and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 153 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.

Canada Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$1822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$756
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$2847

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cities Comparison in Canada vs Iraq

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

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