Iraq vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1755
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$352
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$6074
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
4.71
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
22
🌐 English speaking %
35%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
54
85
😀 Quality of life
38
49
🏙️ Population
46M
144M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($768) is 15% less expensive than in Russia ($902). Iraq ranked 132nd vs 109th for Russia 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 135th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Russia

We calculate prices for Iraq and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.18%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.11
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.52
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2652
$9820

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Cities Comparison in Iraq vs Russia

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K