Iraq vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1774
$5554
🏠 One person rent
$360
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$2418
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$590
$3810
💸 GDP per capita
$5565
$64572
😃 Human freedom index
4.71
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
78
🌐 English speaking %
35%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
34
92
🏙️ Population
38.3M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($780) is 67% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2361). Iraq ranked 132nd vs 12th 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 142nd and 9th 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
$4.89
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$2628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$2082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1811
$6315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$4924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.9
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$29.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$4.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.51
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$2102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2553
$11606

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In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$963
8.13M
Basra
$848
1.33M
Mosul
$569
1.79M
Kirkuk
$506
975K
Sulaymaniyah
$650
878K
Najaf
$567
725K
Ramadi
$774
875K
Erbil
$841
846K
Karbala
$587
690K
Nasiriyah
$667
542K
Amarah
$681
512K
Ctesiphon
$780
500K
Hillah
$694
541K
Baqubah
$669
468K
Az Zubayr
$694
370K
Kut
$631
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$475
392K
Duhok
$627
331K
Fallujah
$828
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$554
171K
Zakho
$667
219K
Abu Ghraib
$959
189K
Samarra
$687
140K
Umm Qasr
$702
108K
Al-Faw
$702
105K
Tikrit
$641
106K
Al-Karmah
$838
95K
Sinjar
$655
22.5K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3095
921K
The Hague
$2549
548K
Rotterdam
$2669
664K
Utrecht
$2650
359K
Eindhoven
$2257
244K
Tilburg
$2118
228K
Groningen
$1979
238K
Breda
$2092
188K
Arnhem
$2008
164K
Almere
$2247
215K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2288
159K
Haarlem
$2594
163K
Enschede
$2104
160K
Leiden
$2323
124K
Nijmegen
$2239
177K
Apeldoorn
$2155
139K
Maastricht
$2179
120K
Zwolle
$2026
130K
Venlo
$1948
102K
Delft
$2232
109K
Hilversum
$2619
91.2K
Purmerend
$2191
81.5K
Emmen
$1735
107K
Zutphen
$1945
47.4K
Deventer
$2131
101K
Zeist
$2424
65K
Heerlen
$1889
86.9K
Roosendaal
$2175
77K
Leeuwarden
$2194
93.8K
Scheveningen
$2369
61.1K