Iraq vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$2421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1769
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2475
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$494
$3985
💸 GDP per capita
$6074
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
4.92
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
78
🌐 English speaking %
35%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
56
96
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
46M
18M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($777) is 68% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2421). Iraq ranked 136th vs 13th for the Netherlands in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Iraq compared to 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 133rd and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Iraq and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$6.79
 Cappuccino
$2.69
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.9%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2214
$6672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$5056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$30.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$2174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2609
$11739

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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

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3203
921K
Rotterdam
$2637
664K
The Hague
$2701
548K
Utrecht
$2669
359K
Eindhoven
$2287
244K
Groningen
$1973
238K
Breda
$2206
188K
Almere
$2440
215K
Tilburg
$2340
228K
Arnhem
$2189
164K
Haarlem
$2822
163K
Nijmegen
$2200
177K
Leiden
$2348
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
159K
Enschede
$2150
160K
Apeldoorn
$2119
139K
Maastricht
$2233
120K
Venlo
$2137
102K
Delft
$2389
109K
Zwolle
$2002
130K
Hilversum
$2636
91.2K
Purmerend
$2223
81.5K
Emmen
$1774
107K
Deventer
$2055
101K
Leeuwarden
$2016
93.8K
Roosendaal
$2264
77K
Heerlen
$1930
86.9K
Zeist
$2457
65K
Scheveningen
$2471
61K
Bergen op Zoom
$2295
66.4K