France vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$1739
🏠 One person rent
$791
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$587
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$5937
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
23
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
35%
🎓 Higher education
86
52
😀 Quality of life
85
30
🏙️ Population
67.7M
38.3M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 105% more expensive than in Iraq ($754). France ranked 29th vs 124th 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 1.7 months in France compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 24th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Iraq

We calculate prices for France and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
9.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$1686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$4.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$1769

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2231
2.15M
Marseille
$1602
870K
Lyon
$1523
522K
Toulouse
$1448
498K
Nice
$1616
343K
Montpellier
$1458
299K
Bordeaux
$1504
260K
Nantes
$1490
321K
Strasbourg
$1186
291K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
121K
Lille
$1510
236K
Rennes
$1284
222K
Villeurbanne
$1540
155K
Toulon
$1314
180K
Grenoble
$1398
158K
Angers
$1323
156K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
147K
Nanterre
$1647
95.8K
Reims
$1393
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1575
147K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
78.3K
Argenteuil
$1743
109K
Le Havre
$1125
166K
Le Mans
$1212
145K
Tours
$1198
138K
Brest
$1124
139K
Saint-Etienne
$1097
174K
Dijon
$1321
159K
Annecy
$1544
132K
Saint-Denis
$1714
113K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$894
6.96M
Kirkuk
$535
975K
Basra
$875
1.33M
Mosul
$555
1.69M
Najaf
$569
725K
Erbil
$864
846K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$736
878K
Karbala
$582
690K
Nasiriyah
$671
542K
Amarah
$685
512K
Hillah
$667
541K
Ctesiphon
$751
500K
Baqubah
$658
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Kut
$637
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$507
392K
Fallujah
$827
326K
Duhok
$626
331K
Samawah
$594
215K
Zakho
$668
219K
Kufa
$559
166K
Abu Ghraib
$951
189K
Samarra
$684
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$710
105K
Tikrit
$649
106K
Al-Karmah
$828
95K
Sinjar
$653
22.5K