Iraq vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1739
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$341
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$588
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$31.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$5937
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
34
🌐 English speaking %
35%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
52
59
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
38.3M
109M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($754) is 23% more expensive than in the Philippines ($614). Iraq ranked 124th vs 152nd for the Philippines 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 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 147th and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Iraq and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.05
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$3.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.66%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1686
$2360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$1293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1769
$4971

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$759
2.96M
Manila
$781
1.85M
Davao
$614
1.78M
Makati
$842
630K
Taguig
$860
887K
Caloocan
$804
1.66M
Valenzuela
$491
715K
Pasig
$817
803K
Cebu
$735
964K
Las Pinas
$590
606K
Paranaque
$640
690K
Muntinlupa
$681
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
La Union
$556
822K
Dasmarinas
$441
703K
Marikina
$519
456K
Pasay
$673
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$638
728K
Antipolo
$534
887K
General Trias
$523
451K
Zamboanga
$440
977K
Mandaluyong
$792
426K
Calamba
$483
540K
Imus
$568
497K
Bacoor
$550
665K
Palawan
$584
940K
General Santos
$449
697K
Lapu-Lapu
$651
498K
Angeles
$660
463K
Binan
$511
407K