Iraq vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1755
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$352
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$567
💸 GDP per capita
$6074
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
4.71
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
31
🌐 English speaking %
35%
8%
🎓 Higher education
54
69
😀 Quality of life
38
53
🏙️ Population
46M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($768) is 11% less expensive than in Peru ($862). Iraq ranked 132nd vs 119th for Peru 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 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 135th and 80th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Peru

We calculate prices for Iraq and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 32 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 Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.18%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$1642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.11
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.52
$8.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2652
$7113

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$918
8.13M
Mosul
$588
1.79M
Basra
$889
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$672
878K
Kirkuk
$507
975K
Ramadi
$768
875K
Erbil
$845
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$588
690K
Hillah
$688
541K
Amarah
$681
512K
Nasiriyah
$669
542K
Baqubah
$672
468K
Ctesiphon
$761
500K
Az Zubayr
$719
370K
Kut
$630
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$619
331K
Fallujah
$823
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$555
171K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Zakho
$656
219K
Samarra
$677
140K
Al-Faw
$730
105K
Tikrit
$631
106K
Umm Qasr
$726
108K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$402
22.5K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1040
9.94M
Arequipa
$624
1.01M
Trujillo
$730
920K
Callao
$838
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$648
473K
Chimbote
$531
395K
Iquitos
$748
378K
Huancayo
$604
378K
Cusco
$681
428K
Juliaca
$594
276K
Cajamarca
$589
201K
Tacna
$445
286K
Tarapoto
$607
240K
Pucallpa
$527
326K
Ica
$732
282K
Huacho
$737
201K
Huanuco
$655
197K
Sullana
$596
162K
Ayacucho
$654
216K
Puno
$563
129K
Huaraz
$595
119K
Talara
$704
99.6K
Pisco
$676
110K
Tumbes
$582
96.9K
Jaen
$609
81.6K
Huaral
$775
79K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$609
85K
Abancay
$655
72.3K