Iraq vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1756
$4890
🏠 One person rent
$330
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$2100
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$3622
💸 GDP per capita
$5512
$62537
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
79
🌐 English speaking %
35%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
30
93
🏙️ Population
38.3M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($745) is 64% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2088). Iraq ranked 129th vs 14th 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 0.7 months in Iraq compared to 1.7 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 145th 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
$4.91
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$5.78
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$2134
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$5819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$4471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.44
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.15
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$1910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2450
$9328

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2859
921K
Rotterdam
$2219
664K
The Hague
$2094
548K
Utrecht
$2184
359K
Eindhoven
$2023
244K
Groningen
$1814
238K
Tilburg
$1865
228K
Arnhem
$1661
164K
Breda
$1750
183K
Almere
$2076
215K
Nijmegen
$1827
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
159K
Enschede
$1973
160K
Haarlem
$2373
163K
Leiden
$2228
124K
Apeldoorn
$2027
139K
Maastricht
$1940
120K
Venlo
$1751
102K
Zwolle
$1841
130K
Emmen
$1900
107K
Delft
$1991
109K
Hilversum
$2180
91.2K
Purmerend
$2064
81.5K
Zutphen
$1769
47.4K
Deventer
$2006
101K
Zeist
$2375
65K
Heerlen
$1515
86.9K
Roosendaal
$1920
77K
Leeuwarden
$1625
93.8K
Assen
$1798
68.8K