Iraq vs Luxembourg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Luxembourg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$2438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1756
$5544
🏠 One person rent
$330
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$5195
💸 GDP per capita
$5512
$128K
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
8.71
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
83
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
78
🌐 English speaking %
35%
57%
🎓 Higher education
52
80
😀 Quality of life
30
93
🏙️ Population
38.3M
672K

The average cost of living in Iraq ($745) is 69% less expensive than in Luxembourg ($2438). Iraq ranked 129th vs 11th for Luxembourg 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 2.1 months in Luxembourg. Ranked 145th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Luxembourg

We calculate prices for Iraq and Luxembourg as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 5 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 Luxembourg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$5.61
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$2760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$2298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
2.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$10271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$8095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$34.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$23.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.44
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.15
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$1403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2450
$18868

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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 Luxembourg

City Cost of living Population
Luxembourg City
$2490
135K
Petange
$2330
20.9K
Esch-sur-Alzette
$2457
37.5K
Differdange
$2293
30.4K
Dudelange
$2390
22K