Iraq vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1739
$870
🏠 One person rent
$341
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$177
💸 GDP per capita
$5937
$1589
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
29
🌐 English speaking %
35%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
30
28
🏙️ Population
38.3M
224M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($754) is 111% more expensive than in Pakistan ($357). Iraq ranked 124th vs 196th for Pakistan 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 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 147th and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Iraq and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.05
$1.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$72
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.66%
18.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1686
$651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$364
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$8.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$4.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$36.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1769
$1066

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$894
6.96M
Kirkuk
$535
975K
Basra
$875
1.33M
Mosul
$555
1.69M
Najaf
$569
725K
Erbil
$864
846K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$736
878K
Karbala
$582
690K
Nasiriyah
$671
542K
Amarah
$685
512K
Hillah
$667
541K
Ctesiphon
$751
500K
Baqubah
$658
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Kut
$637
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$507
392K
Fallujah
$827
326K
Duhok
$626
331K
Samawah
$594
215K
Zakho
$668
219K
Kufa
$559
166K
Abu Ghraib
$951
189K
Samarra
$684
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$710
105K
Tikrit
$649
106K
Al-Karmah
$828
95K
Sinjar
$653
22.5K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$417
14.9M
Lahore
$386
11.1M
Faisalabad
$289
3.2M
Peshawar
$352
1.97M
Multan
$307
1.87M
Hyderabad
$297
1.73M
Rawalpindi
$331
2.1M
Gujranwala
$240
2.03M
Islamabad
$389
1.01M
Bahawalpur
$267
762K
Quetta
$313
1M
Sialkot
$298
592K
Sargodha
$330
660K
Larkana
$301
491K
Sukkur
$293
500K
Sheikhupura
$337
473K
Nawabshah
$292
263K
Okara
$290
232K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
399K
Wah
$238
259K
Gujrat
$277
391K
Jhang
$364
414K
Mingora
$311
280K
Mirpur Khas
$326
237K
Mardan
$335
359K
Chiniot
$344
478K
Jacobabad
$289
201K
Burewala
$338
203K
Kamoke
$268
231K
Kohat
$307
171K