Colombia vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$317
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$536
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$5512
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
23
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
35%
🎓 Higher education
77
52
😀 Quality of life
36
30
🏙️ Population
49.1M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 1% less expensive than in Iraq ($745). Colombia ranked 130th vs 129th 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 131st and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Colombia and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Colombia Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$8.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$2450

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$859
8.13M
Basra
$879
1.33M
Mosul
$596
1.79M
Kirkuk
$498
975K
Najaf
$585
725K
Erbil
$876
846K
Ramadi
$762
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$651
878K
Karbala
$579
690K
Nasiriyah
$665
542K
Hillah
$648
541K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$737
500K
Az Zubayr
$705
370K
Baqubah
$655
468K
Kut
$631
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$495
392K
Duhok
$652
331K
Fallujah
$811
251K
Kufa
$566
171K
Samawah
$586
215K
Zakho
$698
219K
Abu Ghraib
$959
189K
Samarra
$675
140K
Umm Qasr
$716
108K
Al-Faw
$713
105K
Tikrit
$636
106K
Al-Karmah
$827
95K
Sinjar
$680
22.5K