Egypt vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$145
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$494
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
28
🌐 English speaking %
40%
35%
🎓 Higher education
73
56
😀 Quality of life
41
40
🏙️ Population
117M
46M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 46% less expensive than in Iraq ($777). Egypt ranked 193rd 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 0.4 months in Egypt compared to 0.6 months in Iraq. Ranked 128th and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Egypt and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 29 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.

Egypt Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
6.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$2609

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs Iraq

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K

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