India vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$440
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1134
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$181
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$536
💸 GDP per capita
$2485
$5512
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
23
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
35%
🎓 Higher education
74
52
😀 Quality of life
41
30
🏙️ Population
1.33B
38.3M

The average cost of living in India ($440) is 41% less expensive than in Iraq ($745). India ranked 192nd vs 129th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in India compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 113th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Iraq

We calculate prices for India and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 29 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.

India Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.14
$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.35
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1064
$693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$8.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.5
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1862
$2450

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$859
8.13M
Basra
$879
1.33M
Mosul
$596
1.79M
Kirkuk
$498
975K
Najaf
$585
725K
Erbil
$876
846K
Ramadi
$762
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$651
878K
Karbala
$579
690K
Nasiriyah
$665
542K
Hillah
$648
541K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$737
500K
Az Zubayr
$705
370K
Baqubah
$655
468K
Kut
$631
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$495
392K
Duhok
$652
331K
Fallujah
$811
251K
Kufa
$566
171K
Samawah
$586
215K
Zakho
$698
219K
Abu Ghraib
$959
189K
Samarra
$675
140K
Umm Qasr
$716
108K
Al-Faw
$713
105K
Tikrit
$636
106K
Al-Karmah
$827
95K
Sinjar
$680
22.5K