Cost of Living in
Iraq

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$745	$1944
Without rent	$466	$1193
Rent & Utilities	$370.98	$546.22
Food	$204	$681
Transport	$92.42	$285.34
Monthly salary after tax	$501.51
Human freedom index	5.45
Life expectancy	74.79
English speaking %	33.9%
Population	38.4M

The cost of living in Iraq is $745, which is 1.4 times less expensive than the world average. Iraq is ranked 125th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Iraq is $501.51, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months.

Iraq

We calculate prices for Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 93 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	$745	125 / 208
Without rent	$466	103 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$370.98	116 / 208
Food	$204	173 / 208
Transport	$92.42	57 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	360.33$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	169.08$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	650.1$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	367.55$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	53.51$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	107.15$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	36.57$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.12$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1742$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	578$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	4.1$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	20.59$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	7.15$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.65$
Cappuccino	2.64$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.4$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.58$
Monthly ticket local transport	44$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	17.52$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.46$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.42$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.86$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.16$
Eggs, x12	1.59$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.91$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.08$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	10.07$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.24$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.13$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.14$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.53$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.7$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.68$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.38$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.1$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	14.84$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.69$
Cigarette pack	2.39$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.01$
Hair Shampoo	3.02$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	2.21$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.01$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	35.04$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	8.82$
Doctor's visit	15.21$
Haircut, simple	4.66$
Brand Jeans	30.7$
Brand Sneakers	58.12$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	137.78$
International Primary School, 1 year	2778$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

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
58	Monaco	$7654
59	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
60	Singapore	$3385
61	Neuchatel	$3164
62	Ile-de-France	$2736
63	Zurich	$2715
64	California	$2710
65	Queretaro	$2187
66	United States	$2149
67	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
68	Aland	$2038
69	Ostergotland	$1978
70	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
71	Hoki	$1897
72	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
73	Liege	$1878
74	Plzen	$1831
75	South Pyongan	$1816
76	Hokkaido	$1802
77	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
78	Nampo	$1690
79	Jonkoping	$1661
80	Rikuchu	$1633
81	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
82	Caceres	$1564
83	Holguin	$1508
84	Usti nad Labem	$1462
85	Cadiz	$1459
86	Orebro	$1456
87	Kavala	$1444
88	Limon	$1428
89	Al Bahah	$1394
90	Colon (Panama)	$1391
91	Zlin	$1388
92	Vastmanland	$1381
93	Omi	$1355
94	Tacuarembo	$1343
95	Siauliai County	$1329
96	Ahuachapan	$1327
97	Shimosa	$1324
98	Ciego de Avila	$1316
99	Tokai	$1300
100	Xanthi	$1280
101	Dembeni	$1275
102	Panama	$1271
103	Bayamon	$1269
104	Paysandu	$1264
105	Usulutan	$1259
106	Zilina	$1252
107	Hyuga	$1251
108	Guantanamo	$1238
109	Panama	$1234
110	Ioannina	$1231
111	Igdir	$1230
112	Panama Oeste	$1230
113	San-Pedro	$1203
114	Klaipeda	$1201
115	Tillaberi	$1200
116	Etchu	$1194
117	Vlore	$1194
118	Constanta	$1189
119	Kai	$1170
120	Pinar del Rio	$1161
121	Riga Planning Region	$1154
122	Camaguey	$1149
123	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
124	Lodz	$1132
125	Chania	$1130
126	Causeni	$1128
127	Presov	$1128
128	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
129	Kermanshah	$1116
130	Franche-Comte	$1113
131	Yoro	$1112
132	Tekirdag	$1111
133	Zambezia	$1107
134	Bahia	$1102
135	Setubal	$1097
136	Drama	$1085
137	Kastoria	$1081
138	Suo	$1080
139	Balikesir	$1075
140	Thies	$1074
141	Trencin	$1063
142	Serres	$1060
143	Dubasari	$1050
144	Rethymno	$1045
145	Equateur	$1036
146	Espirito Santo	$1034
147	Suchitepequez	$1030
148	Haut-Uele	$1027
149	Gabu	$1019
150	Straseni	$1015
151	Brasov	$1014
152	Goias	$1013
153	Boke	$1007
154	Mexico	$1007
155	Totomi	$995
156	Siauliai	$994
157	Colon (Cuba)	$992
158	Banska Bystrica	$983
159	Panevezys	$969
160	Iasi	$963
161	Sao Paulo	$961
162	Kozuke	$956
163	Klaipeda County	$952
164	Izmir	$949
165	Osumi	$945
166	Kutahya	$934
167	Quilpue	$930
168	Hradec Kralove	$929
169	Kasai	$920
170	Kasai-Oriental	$919
171	Gueckedou	$918
172	Michoacan	$908
173	Eskisehir	$906
174	Extreme-Nord	$900
175	Solola	$897
176	Timis	$890
177	Bafata	$878
178	Kahramanmaras	$878
179	Usak	$877
180	Guatemala	$876
181	Uige	$872
182	Dien Bien	$871
183	Estado de Mexico	$864
184	Yucatan	$864
185	Durres	$856
186	Guaira	$856
187	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
188	Diyarbakir	$850
189	Cotui	$846
190	Ceara	$845
191	Francisco Morazan	$845
192	Botosani	$841
193	Esteli	$838
194	Buzau	$834
195	Botosani	$829
196	Forecariah	$826
197	Kirikkale	$816
198	Maan	$816
199	San Luis Potosi	$814
200	Boyaca	$812
201	Tucuman	$812
202	Caras-Severin	$810
203	Neuquen	$806
204	Bekes	$799
205	Hoki Province	$787
206	Adiyaman	$779
207	Arges	$779
208	Neamt	$777
209	Raska	$771
210	Atlantico	$768
211	Marijampole	$762
212	Para	$756
213	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
214	Ialomita	$751
215	Veszprem	$751
216	Wasit	$751
217	Huila	$747
218	Sirvan	$747
219	Canakkale	$743
220	Aydin	$733
221	Elazig	$730
222	Chisinau	$726
223	Nuevo Leon	$720
224	Shkoder	$718
225	Korce	$710
226	Khuzestan	$708
227	Copiapo	$705
228	Bazega	$694
229	Curico	$692
230	Hamadan	$689
231	Mures	$683
232	Passore	$680
233	Braila	$675
234	Oueme	$671
235	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
236	Iasi	$668
237	Djibouti	$666
238	Rezekne	$664
239	Laayoune	$660
240	Nghe An	$657
241	Awash	$655
242	Elazig	$650
243	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
244	Gilan	$644
245	Meknes	$634
246	Mures	$633
247	Khenifra	$631
248	Tuyen Quang	$628
249	Bacau	$624
250	Paraguari	$622
251	Caras-Severin	$620
252	Piaui	$620
253	Binh Phuoc	$612
254	Osh	$608
255	Chuy Province	$607
256	Vinh Long	$607
257	Anse-a-Veau	$604
258	Dambovita	$604
259	Medias	$602
260	Koulpelogo	$595
261	Anosy	$594
262	Rio San Juan	$590
263	Bac Lieu	$587
264	Ninh Thuan	$585
265	Setif	$582
266	Duzce	$573
267	Ain Beida	$572
268	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
269	Agri	$569
270	Maramures	$569
271	Al Mahwit	$568
272	Hau Giang	$567
273	Dak Lak	$566
274	Al Hoceima	$562
275	Nis	$561
276	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
277	Cadiz	$542
278	Valcea	$542
279	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
280	Bac Giang	$536
281	Soc Trang	$535
282	Miragoane	$533
283	Bechar	$531
284	Menaka	$525
285	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
286	Karbala	$522
287	Lere	$516
288	Stavropol	$514
289	Yen Bai	$513
290	Kirklareli	$512
291	Hajjah	$507
292	Son La	$502
293	San Andres	$500
294	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
295	Sadah	$495
296	Dhaka	$489
297	Sale	$489
298	Corum	$484
299	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
300	Binh Dinh	$480
301	Oulmes	$480
302	Caaguazu	$478
303	Arta	$476
304	Dong Nai	$473
305	Lang Son	$470
306	Salar	$470
307	Kenitra	$467
308	Quang Tri	$466
309	Ayni	$465
310	Dong Thap	$463
311	Narino	$462
312	Maharashtra	$461
313	Quang Ninh	$453
314	Nam Dinh	$448
315	Ain Temouchent	$444
316	Thanh Hoa	$444
317	Sanaa	$443
318	MSila	$441
319	Binh Duong	$438
320	Homs	$436
321	Khemisset	$435
322	Medenine	$433
323	Ca Mau	$431
324	Kebili	$431
325	Thua Thien Hue	$431
326	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
327	Ain Defla	$426
328	Mazandaran	$426
329	Binh Thuan	$424
330	Tamba	$423
331	Jaen (Peru)	$422
332	Tetouan	$414
333	Al Bayda	$412
334	Ysyk-Kol	$411
335	Tebessa	$409
336	Bejaia	$405
337	Misratah	$399
338	Baghlan	$398
339	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
340	Daharia	$393
341	Al Bayda	$390
342	San Joaquin	$389
343	Tay Ninh	$389
344	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
345	Kien Giang	$381
346	Saida	$381
347	Gabes	$377
348	Kosice	$372
349	Sabha	$365
350	Bihar	$363
351	Kien Giang	$363
352	Quang Nam	$363
353	Samana	$360
354	Medea	$333
355	Ben Tre	$324
356	Naama	$302