Iraq vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$1838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1739
$4360
🏠 One person rent
$341
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1771
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2644
💸 GDP per capita
$5937
$54931
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
82.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
62
🌐 English speaking %
35%
85%
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
30
82
🏙️ Population
38.3M
9.19M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($754) is 59% less expensive than in Israel ($1838). Iraq ranked 124th vs 21st for Israel in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Iraq compared to 1.4 months in Israel. Ranked 147th and 25th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Israel

We calculate prices for Iraq and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 67 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.

Iraq Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.05
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$76.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$8.19
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$1019
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$823
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.66%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1686
$8428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$6734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$8.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$67
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$91
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1769
$11774

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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

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$1948
936K
Tel Aviv
$2259
452K
Haifa
$1567
285K
Petah Tikva
$1871
236K
Rishon LeZion
$2010
250K
Holon
$1776
194K
Bnei Brak
$2050
194K
Netanya
$1962
217K
Beersheba
$1523
209K
Herzliya
$2149
94K
Ramat Gan
$2212
159K
Bat Yam
$1871
129K
Rehovot
$1701
133K
Beit Shemesh
$1366
119K
Ashkelon
$1499
134K
Kfar Saba
$1920
101K
Hadera
$1593
95.7K
Nazareth
$1689
83.4K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
97.1K
Ra'anana
$1939
74K
Givatayim
$2113
59.5K
Afula
$1660
60K
Ramat HaSharon
$1718
46.7K
Rahat
$1687
64.5K
Rosh HaAyin
$1885
56.3K
Umm al-Fahm
$1728
55.3K
Nahariya
$1570
60K
Lod
$1752
75.7K
Kiryat Gat
$1825
55K
Hod HaSharon
$2010
56.7K