India vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$1785
🏠 One person rent
$175
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$578
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$5565
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
26
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
35%
🎓 Higher education
73
54
😀 Quality of life
41
31
🏙️ Population
1.33B
38.3M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 44% less expensive than in Iraq ($765). India ranked 190th 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 1.5 months in India compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 111th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Iraq

We calculate prices for India and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$1822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$756
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$2847

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Cities Comparison in India vs Iraq

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

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