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Iraq vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 7.6% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Iraq
Housing: pay 30.0% more in Iraq
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 54.2% less in Iraq

The cost of transportation and housing in Iraq are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Iraq. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 44.3% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.87	$4.64 IQD6,110	-46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.39	$6.72 IQD8,844	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.99	$0.42 IQD548	-67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.85	$0.22 IQD294	-55.7%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Ankara	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.54	$0.82 IQD1,073	-2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.16	$2.51 IQD3,306	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.14	$4.56 IQD6,000	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.52	$1.76 IQD2,321	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.57	$2.21 IQD2,905	-18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.22	$0.48 IQD633	-1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.20	$0.52 IQD680	-41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.08	$0.44 IQD584	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.17	$0.30 IQD400	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.76	$0.28 IQD364	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.13	$0.28 IQD369	+22.3%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.45	$1.93 IQD2,533	-60.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.87	$39.46 IQD51,926	+352.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,587,583.08	$16,587.19 IQD21,824,652	-63.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.28	$15.54 IQD20,442	+187.5%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 30.0% more for housing

	Ankara	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY407.19	$34.52 IQD45,426	+200.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,976.54	$280.02 IQD368,431	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,137.92	$188.34 IQD247,806	-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,878.87	$66.51 IQD87,508	+25.3%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,775.03	$139.67 IQD183,768	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,770.03	$2,045.09 IQD2,690,832	-80.3%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.55	$2.57 IQD3,384	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.63	$2.36 IQD3,106	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.07	$2.06 IQD2,705	+1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,448.16	$32.77 IQD43,121	-19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.91	$8.37 IQD11,019	+44.0%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 54.2% less for clothing

	Ankara	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,005.87	$23.65 IQD31,114	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,613.18	$25.45 IQD33,492	-44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,688.25	$48.29 IQD63,536	-53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,301.95	$36.75 IQD48,350	-60.6%
Average			-54.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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