Iraq vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$2183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1739
$5169
🏠 One person rent
$341
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$2364
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$3116
💸 GDP per capita
$5937
$46125
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
80.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
71
🌐 English speaking %
35%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
30
90
🏙️ Population
38.3M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($754) is 65% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2183). Iraq ranked 124th vs 12th for the United Kingdom 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 1.4 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 147th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Iraq and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.05
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$6.16
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$1111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$2555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1959
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$268
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.66%
5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1686
$8083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$5251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1613
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1769
$18419

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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 the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3321
8.91M
Birmingham
$2004
1.14M
Leeds
$1872
789K
Glasgow
$1884
626K
Edinburgh
$2043
488K
Manchester
$1998
548K
Bristol
$2136
472K
Sheffield
$1715
518K
Coventry
$2320
363K
Liverpool
$1713
513K
Leicester
$1797
464K
Cardiff
$1770
361K
Westminster
$3004
255K
Bolton
$1711
285K
Belfast
$1741
334K
Nottingham
$1966
289K
Brighton and Hove
$1987
277K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
300K
Milton Keynes
$2241
207K
Southampton
$1824
271K
Derby
$1654
255K
York
$1783
208K
Portsmouth
$1938
248K
Bradford
$1564
293K
Ipswich
$1719
290K
Plymouth
$1744
268K
Aberdeen
$1681
201K
Wolverhampton
$1687
251K
Kingston upon Hull
$1386
260K
Swindon
$1935
222K