El Salvador vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Salvador Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1098
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$580
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$486
$536
💸 GDP per capita
$5344
$5512
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
23
🌐 English speaking %
1%
35%
🎓 Higher education
40
52
😀 Quality of life
36
30
🏙️ Population
5.74M
38.3M

The average cost of living in El Salvador ($1098) is 47% more expensive than in Iraq ($745). El Salvador ranked 71st vs 129th 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 El Salvador compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 129th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in El Salvador vs Iraq

We calculate prices for El Salvador and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

El Salvador Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.09
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.1
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.6%
9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2126
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4626
$2450

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In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1192
316K
Santa Ana
$709
245K
Soyapango
$1173
241K
San Miguel
$1081
218K
Mejicanos
$1161
141K
Apopa
$1145
131K
Ahuachapan
$1455
111K
Santa Tecla
$1202
122K
Sonsonate
$882
71.5K
Usulutan
$1088
73.1K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$859
8.13M
Basra
$879
1.33M
Mosul
$596
1.79M
Kirkuk
$498
975K
Najaf
$585
725K
Erbil
$876
846K
Ramadi
$762
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$651
878K
Karbala
$579
690K
Nasiriyah
$665
542K
Hillah
$648
541K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$737
500K
Az Zubayr
$705
370K
Baqubah
$655
468K
Kut
$631
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$495
392K
Duhok
$652
331K
Fallujah
$811
251K
Kufa
$566
171K
Samawah
$586
215K
Zakho
$698
219K
Abu Ghraib
$959
189K
Samarra
$675
140K
Umm Qasr
$716
108K
Al-Faw
$713
105K
Tikrit
$636
106K
Al-Karmah
$827
95K
Sinjar
$680
22.5K