Egypt vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$349
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$902
$1785
🏠 One person rent
$114
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$221
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$578
💸 GDP per capita
$3457
$5565
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
26
🌐 English speaking %
40%
35%
🎓 Higher education
74
54
😀 Quality of life
35
31
🏙️ Population
115M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($349) is 54% less expensive than in Iraq ($765). Egypt ranked 197th vs 128th 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 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 133rd and 143rd 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
$3.51
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.4
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.82
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.18%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$375
$756
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.44
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.28
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.26
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.87
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1698
$2847

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$417
9.61M
Giza
$318
5.6M
Alexandria
$316
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$365
1.03M
Helwan
$335
619K
Faiyum
$325
519K
Suez
$272
517K
Port Said
$276
524K
Tanta
$288
430K
Qena
$362
201K
Mansoura
$301
622K
Asyut
$290
389K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
593K
Hurghada
$342
214K
Aswan
$329
268K
Zagazig
$307
303K
Shibin El Kom
$305
268K
Minya
$339
236K
Damietta
$298
207K
Damanhur
$268
244K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Beni Suef
$319
193K
Sohag
$360
194K
Benha
$300
158K
Luxor
$335
202K
Kafr El Dawwar
$289
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$464
73K
El Gouna
$336
15K
Dahab
$381
4.48K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$904
8.13M
Basra
$904
1.33M
Mosul
$597
1.79M
Kirkuk
$508
975K
Najaf
$587
725K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$676
878K
Erbil
$854
846K
Karbala
$580
690K
Nasiriyah
$672
542K
Hillah
$651
541K
Amarah
$683
512K
Ctesiphon
$752
500K
Baqubah
$659
468K
Az Zubayr
$723
370K
Kut
$626
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$467
392K
Duhok
$646
331K
Fallujah
$817
251K
Samawah
$582
215K
Kufa
$570
171K
Zakho
$688
219K
Abu Ghraib
$960
189K
Samarra
$680
140K
Umm Qasr
$740
108K
Al-Faw
$736
105K
Tikrit
$641
106K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$672
22.5K