Iraq vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1739
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$341
$651
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1018
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2163
💸 GDP per capita
$5937
$30448
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
4.53
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
76.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
52
🌐 English speaking %
35%
55%
🎓 Higher education
52
80
😀 Quality of life
30
62
🏙️ Population
38.3M
33M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($754) is 39% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1244). Iraq ranked 124th vs 46th for Saudi Arabia 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 1.7 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 147th and 56th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Iraq and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 22 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 Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.05
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.66%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1686
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$1193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$3.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$96.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1769
$7884

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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 Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1642
7.01M
Jeddah
$1100
4.7M
Mecca
$1032
1.68M
Dammam
$1005
903K
Medina
$892
1.18M
Tabuk
$1000
513K
Qatif
$868
625K
Unaizah
$1013
250K
Jubail
$910
379K
Yanbu
$844
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$768
299K
Abha
$923
236K
Dhahran
$959
138K
Ha'il
$996
311K
Ar Rass
$860
92.5K
Bareq
$920
75.4K
Najran
$1047
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Bisha
$938
31.5K
Sakakah
$854
33.2K
As Sulayyil
$1085
8.21K
Dumat al-Jandal
$857
7.61K