Iraq vs Lesotho - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Lesotho
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1756
$1440
🏠 One person rent
$330
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$658
💸 GDP per capita
$5512
$878
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
53
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
39
🌐 English speaking %
35%
27.9%
🎓 Higher education
52
31
😀 Quality of life
30
12
🏙️ Population
38.3M
2.01M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($745) is 23% more expensive than in Lesotho ($606). Iraq ranked 129th vs 163rd for Lesotho in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Iraq compared to 1.1 months in Lesotho. Ranked 145th and 186th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Lesotho

We calculate prices for Iraq and Lesotho as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 4 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 Lesotho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$60.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
8.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$5.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$4.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.44
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.15
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$3.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$48
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2450
$1139

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$859
8.13M
Basra
$879
1.33M
Mosul
$596
1.79M
Kirkuk
$498
975K
Najaf
$585
725K
Erbil
$876
846K
Ramadi
$762
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$651
878K
Karbala
$579
690K
Nasiriyah
$665
542K
Hillah
$648
541K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$737
500K
Az Zubayr
$705
370K
Baqubah
$655
468K
Kut
$631
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$495
392K
Duhok
$652
331K
Fallujah
$811
251K
Kufa
$566
171K
Samawah
$586
215K
Zakho
$698
219K
Abu Ghraib
$959
189K
Samarra
$675
140K
Umm Qasr
$716
108K
Al-Faw
$713
105K
Tikrit
$636
106K
Al-Karmah
$827
95K
Sinjar
$680
22.5K

In Lesotho

City Cost of living Population
Maseru
$627
344K
Mafeteng
$581
57.1K
Teyateyaneng
$533
75.1K
Butha-Buthe
$559
10K