India vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$425
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1001
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$172
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$494
💸 GDP per capita
$2695
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
72
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
28
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
35%
🎓 Higher education
73
56
😀 Quality of life
46
40
🏙️ Population
1.45B
46M

The average cost of living in India ($425) is 45% less expensive than in Iraq ($777). India ranked 192nd vs 136th 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 0.9 months in India compared to 0.6 months in Iraq. Ranked 111th and 133rd 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
$3.18
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.68
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
6.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$889
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.63
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.7
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.6
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2121
$2609

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$952
8.13M
Mosul
$585
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$657
878K
Kirkuk
$502
975K
Ramadi
$771
875K
Erbil
$831
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$609
690K
Hillah
$667
541K
Nasiriyah
$664
542K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$776
500K
Baqubah
$669
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Al Diwaniyah
$475
392K
Kut
$627
378K
Duhok
$616
331K
Fallujah
$822
251K
Samawah
$581
215K
Kufa
$554
171K
Zakho
$648
219K
Abu Ghraib
$958
189K
Samarra
$681
140K
Umm Qasr
$711
108K
Al-Karmah
$836
95K
Al-Faw
$707
105K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$390
22.5K