Colombia vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$1785
🏠 One person rent
$322
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$578
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$5565
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
26
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
35%
🎓 Higher education
77
54
😀 Quality of life
36
31
🏙️ Population
52.3M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 1% less expensive than in Iraq ($765). Colombia ranked 129th 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 129th and 143rd 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
$5.61
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$1822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$756
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$2847

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K

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