Iraq vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1739
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$341
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$5937
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
69
🌐 English speaking %
35%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
30
86
🏙️ Population
38.3M
331M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($754) is 69% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). Iraq ranked 124th vs 7th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 147th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs the United States

We calculate prices for Iraq and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 2202 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 States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.05
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.66%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1686
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1769
$19463

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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 States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K