Croatia vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1356
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3175
$1755
🏠 One person rent
$707
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1185
$564
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$513
💸 GDP per capita
$23931
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
8
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
26
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
35%
🎓 Higher education
84
54
😀 Quality of life
73
38
🏙️ Population
3.87M
46M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1356) is 77% more expensive than in Iraq ($768). Croatia ranked 44th 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 1.2 months in Croatia compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 43rd and 135th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Croatia and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 15 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.

Croatia Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.2
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
8.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4943
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3463
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.72
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$3.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.12
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10959
$2652

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs Iraq

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1437
767K
Split
$1623
161K
Rijeka
$1316
108K
Osijek
$1072
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1199
61.1K
Zadar
$1322
70.8K
Slavonski Brod
$970
49.9K
Pula
$858
52.2K
Karlovac
$1033
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1610
41.6K
Kastela
$1515
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1113
36.3K
Sibenik
$1153
42.6K
Hvar
$1503
3.98K
Cavtat
$1539
2.19K

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