Iraq vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1739
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$341
$166
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$20.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$199
💸 GDP per capita
$5937
$3354
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
34
🌐 English speaking %
35%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
52
58
😀 Quality of life
30
44
🏙️ Population
38.3M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($754) is 48% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($509). Iraq ranked 124th vs 175th for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 147th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Iraq and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.05
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.66%
19.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1686
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$1240
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$6.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$2.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$11.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$8.89
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$55.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$26.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1769
$469

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Cities Comparison in Iraq vs Sri Lanka

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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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$582
753K
Trincomalee
$523
99.1K
Beruwala
$507
165K
Galle
$345
93.1K
Kandy
$409
120K
Gampaha
$465
191K
Negombo
$406
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
116K
Anuradhapura
$533
63.2K
Matara
$469
68.2K