Iraq vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$1427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1785
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$347
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$578
$1682
💸 GDP per capita
$5565
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
4.71
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
54
🌐 English speaking %
35%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
54
92
😀 Quality of life
31
77
🏙️ Population
38.3M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($765) is 46% less expensive than in Italy ($1427). Iraq ranked 128th vs 36th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 143rd and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Italy

We calculate prices for Iraq and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$5.13
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.27%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1822
$4184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$756
$2409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$6.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.53
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2847
$10713

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K