Iraq vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1739
$2044
🏠 One person rent
$341
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$691
💸 GDP per capita
$5937
$4426
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
71
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
50
🌐 English speaking %
35%
30%
🎓 Higher education
52
1
😀 Quality of life
30
44
🏙️ Population
38.3M
108K

The average cost of living in Iraq ($754) is 23% less expensive than in Tonga ($975). Iraq ranked 124th vs 83rd for Tonga 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 0.7 months in Tonga. Ranked 147th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Tonga

We calculate prices for Iraq and Tonga as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 2 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.05
$8.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$126
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.66%
11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1686
$422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$7.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$8.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1769
$4359

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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 Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$974
23.2K
Mua
$978
5K