Colombia vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$1755
🏠 One person rent
$364
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$564
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$513
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
26
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
35%
🎓 Higher education
77
54
😀 Quality of life
45
38
🏙️ Population
52.9M
46M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 8% more expensive than in Iraq ($768). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 132nd 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 115th and 135th 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
$5.43
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
8.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$2652

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Iraq

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$976
8.03M
Medellin
$1030
2.53M
Cali
$759
2.47M
Barranquilla
$843
1.33M
Cartagena
$1105
915K
Cucuta
$620
806K
Soledad
$883
676K
Soacha
$848
783K
Bello
$881
562K
Manizales
$678
454K
Pereira
$730
591K
Bucaramanga
$693
615K
Villavicencio
$546
664K
Valledupar
$654
544K
Buenaventura
$782
424K
Ibague
$506
546K
Santa Marta
$929
516K
Pasto
$608
411K
Neiva
$565
380K
Palmira
$693
359K
Monteria
$663
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1082
300K
Popayan
$572
301K
Envigado
$950
229K
Floridablanca
$686
267K
Armenia
$667
301K
Sincelejo
$547
287K
Tulua
$511
219K
Tumaco
$622
213K
Florencia
$489
192K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$918
8.13M
Mosul
$588
1.79M
Basra
$889
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$672
878K
Kirkuk
$507
975K
Ramadi
$768
875K
Erbil
$845
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$588
690K
Hillah
$688
541K
Amarah
$681
512K
Nasiriyah
$669
542K
Baqubah
$672
468K
Ctesiphon
$761
500K
Az Zubayr
$719
370K
Kut
$630
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$619
331K
Fallujah
$823
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$555
171K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Zakho
$656
219K
Samarra
$677
140K
Al-Faw
$730
105K
Tikrit
$631
106K
Umm Qasr
$726
108K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$402
22.5K