Iraq vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1756
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$330
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$5512
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
25
🌐 English speaking %
35%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
30
11
🏙️ Population
38.3M
211M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($745) is 14% less expensive than in Nigeria ($870). Iraq ranked 129th vs 108th for Nigeria 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 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 145th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Iraq and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 33 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 Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.44
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.15
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2450
$1903

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Cities Comparison in Iraq vs Nigeria

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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 Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K