Colombia vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2175
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$396
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$494
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
28
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
35%
🎓 Higher education
76
56
😀 Quality of life
46
40
🏙️ Population
52.9M
46M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($890) is 15% more expensive than in Iraq ($777). Colombia ranked 111th vs 136th 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 0.6 months in Iraq. Ranked 114th and 133rd 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
$5.99
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.7%
6.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1231
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.2
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.64
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7084
$2609

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1062
8.03M
Medellin
$1071
2.53M
Cali
$829
2.47M
Barranquilla
$909
1.33M
Cartagena
$1155
915K
Soacha
$919
783K
Cucuta
$646
806K
Soledad
$950
676K
Bucaramanga
$754
615K
Pereira
$789
591K
Bello
$915
562K
Villavicencio
$575
664K
Manizales
$717
454K
Valledupar
$687
544K
Buenaventura
$825
424K
Ibague
$529
546K
Santa Marta
$971
506K
Pasto
$637
411K
Palmira
$746
359K
Neiva
$592
380K
Monteria
$703
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$606
301K
Floridablanca
$744
267K
Envigado
$992
229K
Armenia
$719
301K
Sincelejo
$572
287K
Tumaco
$663
213K
Tulua
$537
219K
Florencia
$514
192K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$952
8.13M
Mosul
$585
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$657
878K
Kirkuk
$502
975K
Ramadi
$771
875K
Erbil
$831
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$609
690K
Hillah
$667
541K
Nasiriyah
$664
542K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$776
500K
Baqubah
$669
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Al Diwaniyah
$475
392K
Kut
$627
378K
Duhok
$616
331K
Fallujah
$822
251K
Samawah
$581
215K
Kufa
$554
171K
Zakho
$648
219K
Abu Ghraib
$958
189K
Samarra
$681
140K
Umm Qasr
$711
108K
Al-Karmah
$836
95K
Al-Faw
$707
105K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$390
22.5K