Czech Republic vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1490
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3446
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$875
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1461
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1845
$494
💸 GDP per capita
$31823
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
8.82
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
28
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
35%
🎓 Higher education
91
56
😀 Quality of life
83
40
🏙️ Population
10.9M
46M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1490) is 92% more expensive than in Iraq ($777). the Czech Republic ranked 39th 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 1.2 months in the Czech Republic compared to 0.6 months in Iraq. Ranked 31st and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Iraq

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 58 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.

Czech Republic Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$642
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1156
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.94%
6.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6198
$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4567
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$666
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12734
$2609

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Iraq

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1909
1.4M
Brno
$1639
403K
Ostrava
$1253
283K
Plzen
$1364
188K
Liberec
$1188
108K
Hradec Kralove
$1288
94.3K
Olomouc
$1316
103K
Ceske Budejovice
$1346
97.2K
Pardubice
$1265
92.3K
Usti nad Labem
$1093
90.9K
Zizkov
$1696
58.3K
Kladno
$1375
69.7K
Zlin
$1404
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1244
47.3K
Havirov
$1026
68.7K
Jihlava
$1133
54.6K
Most
$1103
63.5K
Opava
$1155
55.1K
Smichov
$1720
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1135
53.6K
Decin
$1227
46.4K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1196
49.1K
Karvina
$1090
48.9K
Chomutov
$1200
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
46.2K
Prostejov
$1247
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1273
36.8K
Tabor
$1114
34.4K
Brevnov
$1678
25.8K

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