Iraq vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1785
$4920
🏠 One person rent
$347
$1260
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$578
$3408
💸 GDP per capita
$5565
$64572
😃 Human freedom index
4.71
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
78
🌐 English speaking %
35%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
31
92
🏙️ Population
38.3M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($765) is 63% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2065). Iraq ranked 128th 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 0.8 months in Iraq compared to 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 143rd and 10th 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
$4.96
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$5.86
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1023
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.27%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1822
$5559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$756
$4324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.53
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$1877
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2847
$9801

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2791
921K
Rotterdam
$2359
664K
The Hague
$2199
548K
Utrecht
$2251
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
244K
Groningen
$1745
238K
Tilburg
$1862
228K
Arnhem
$1613
164K
Almere
$1937
215K
Breda
$1739
188K
Nijmegen
$1999
177K
Haarlem
$2291
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
159K
Leiden
$2081
124K
Enschede
$1864
160K
Apeldoorn
$1893
139K
Maastricht
$1920
120K
Venlo
$1700
102K
Zwolle
$1764
130K
Delft
$1861
109K
Hilversum
$2049
91.2K
Purmerend
$1944
81.5K
Emmen
$1574
107K
Zutphen
$1701
47.4K
Leeuwarden
$1952
93.8K
Deventer
$1851
101K
Heerlen
$1468
86.9K
Zeist
$2180
65K
Roosendaal
$1890
77K
Scheveningen
$2049
61.1K