Iraq vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1756
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$330
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$5512
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
60
🌐 English speaking %
35%
22%
🎓 Higher education
52
90
😀 Quality of life
30
79
🏙️ Population
38.3M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($745) is 50% less expensive than in Spain ($1480). Iraq ranked 129th vs 36th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 145th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Spain

We calculate prices for Iraq and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.44
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.15
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2450
$8656

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In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$859
8.13M
Basra
$879
1.33M
Mosul
$596
1.79M
Kirkuk
$498
975K
Najaf
$585
725K
Erbil
$876
846K
Ramadi
$762
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$651
878K
Karbala
$579
690K
Nasiriyah
$665
542K
Hillah
$648
541K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$737
500K
Az Zubayr
$705
370K
Baqubah
$655
468K
Kut
$631
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$495
392K
Duhok
$652
331K
Fallujah
$811
251K
Kufa
$566
171K
Samawah
$586
215K
Zakho
$698
219K
Abu Ghraib
$959
189K
Samarra
$675
140K
Umm Qasr
$716
108K
Al-Faw
$713
105K
Tikrit
$636
106K
Al-Karmah
$827
95K
Sinjar
$680
22.5K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K