Hungary vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1785
🏠 One person rent
$447
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$578
💸 GDP per capita
$22142
$5565
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
76
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
26
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
35%
🎓 Higher education
81
54
😀 Quality of life
67
31
🏙️ Population
9.6M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($923) is 21% more expensive than in Iraq ($765). Hungary ranked 95th 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 1.2 months in Hungary compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 49th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Hungary and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 33 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.

Hungary Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.64
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.24%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$1822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2135
$756
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.85
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.47
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9403
$2847

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1109
1.69M
Debrecen
$897
202K
Szeged
$766
158K
Gyor
$784
130K
Nyiregyhaza
$640
115K
Miskolc
$676
144K
Szekesfehervar
$762
96K
Kecskemet
$781
109K
Pecs
$848
140K
Erd
$790
71.3K
Szombathely
$701
77.8K
Sopron
$919
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$901
56.5K
Eger
$784
49.5K
Szolnok
$666
66.4K
Tatabanya
$794
65.9K
Veszprem
$786
56K
Dunakeszi
$939
42.7K
Szigetszentmiklos
$843
40.1K
Bekescsaba
$804
54.5K
Vac
$827
34K
Zalaegerszeg
$750
55.2K
Mosonmagyarovar
$794
34.2K
Godollo
$924
32.5K
Cegled
$855
36.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$681
41.8K
Kaposvar
$750
58.8K
Salgotarjan
$823
30.9K
Ozd
$802
30.6K
Baja
$692
32.8K

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