Cost of Living in
Najaf

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$514	$1150
Without rent	$287	$966
Rent & Utilities	$212.8	$327.21
Food	$209	$462
Transport	$69.54	$206.81
Monthly salary after tax	$681.33
Quality of life	33.09
Population	793.3K

The cost of living in Najaf is $514, which is 1.45 times less expensive than the average in Iraq. Najaf ranked 11th most expensive in Iraq.

The average salary after taxes in Najaf is $681.33, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months.

Najaf

We calculate prices for Najaf State as a population-weighted mean of 3 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$514	11 / 57
Without rent	$287	4 / 57
Rent & Utilities	$212.8	10 / 57
Food	$209	20 / 57
Transport	$69.54	22 / 57

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	227.25$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	159.23$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	343.13$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	227.08$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	46.14$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	65.06$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	38.05$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1983$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	503$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	4.97$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	19.8$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	5.91$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	4.31$
Cappuccino	3.57$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.43$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.34$
Monthly ticket local transport	30.65$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	13.47$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.26$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.35$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.7$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.47$
Eggs, x12	2.09$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.56$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.95$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.55$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.92$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.06$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.98$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.54$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.63$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.58$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.31$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.78$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	9.08$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.64$
Cigarette pack	1.82$
Cold medicince, 1 week	2.4$
Hair Shampoo	1.65$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.46$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.17$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	24.53$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	8.69$
Doctor's visit	20.02$
Haircut, simple	4.35$
Brand Jeans	13.51$
Brand Sneakers	48.22$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	156.95$
International Primary School, 1 year	535$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Diyala	$943
2	Salah ad Din	$912
3	Fallujah	$832
4	Abu Ghraib	$821
5	Ramadi	$819
6	Al-Qadisiyah	$802
7	Baghdad	$800
8	Al-Karmah	$793
9	Basra	$785
10	Zakho	$773
11	Samarra	$763
12	Al-Anbar	$759
13	Ninawa	$744
14	Baqubah	$738
15	Al-Faw	$735
16	Ctesiphon	$708
17	Anbar	$703
18	Umm Qasr	$689
19	Erbil	$684
20	Hillah	$677
21	Sinjar	$677
22	Amarah	$663
23	Maysan	$660
24	Baghdad Governorate	$649
25	Wasit	$637
26	Sulaymaniyah	$623
27	An Numaniyah	$617
28	Mosul	$612
29	Thi Qar	$603
30	Tikrit	$593
31	Babil	$585
32	Kufa	$584
33	Basrah	$574
34	Ad Diwaniyah	$571
35	Nasiriyah	$564
36	Karbala	$562
37	Salah al-Din	$557
38	An Najaf	$549
39	Samawah	$545
40	Duhok	$544
41	Kut	$537
42	Sulaimaniyah	$529
43	Al Basrah	$524
44	Kirkuk	$523
45	Al-Muthanna	$518
46	Dhi Qar	$516
47	Najaf	$514
48	Al Diwaniyah	$513
49	Nineveh	$509
50	Az Zubayr	$503
51	Dahuk	$489
52	Dohuk	$484
53	Tall Qasab	$480
54	As Sulaymaniyah	$477
55	Al Muthanna	$465
56	Salah ad-Din	$460
57	Al Anbar	$426

Cost of Living in Najaf

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones