Cost of living comparison

 Bhutan
compared to
 Iraq
Iraq vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 80.6% more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants
pay 45.1% more in Iraq
Groceries
pay 2.1% less in Iraq
Transportation
pay 3.1 times more in Iraq
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Iraq
Childcare
pay 79.3% more in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.3% more in Iraq
Clothing
pay 82.3% more in Iraq

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Iraq are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, transportation, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 45.1% more for restaurants

 
Bhutan
Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.95
BTN252.55
$4.64
IQD6,084
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.95
BTN252.55
$6.72
IQD8,805
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
BTN47.48
$0.42
IQD545

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

 
Bhutan
Iraq
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
BTN80.82
$0.82
IQD1,068
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.68
BTN143.95
$2.51
IQD3,291
Milk (1 gallon) $3.17
BTN271.51
$4.56
IQD5,974

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

 
Bhutan
Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.93
BTN336.48
$1.93
IQD2,522
Monthly public transit pass $3.97
BTN339.96
$39.46
IQD51,699
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,215.98
BTN1,818,370.32
$16,587.19
IQD21,729,216

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Bhutan
Iraq
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.25
BTN2,677.98
$34.52
IQD45,228
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $124.45
BTN10,666.42
$280.02
IQD366,820
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $79.38
BTN6,803.66
$188.34
IQD246,722

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pay 79.3% more for childcare

 
Bhutan
Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $246.05
BTN21,088.04
$139.67
IQD182,964
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $677.73
BTN58,086.83
$2,045.09
IQD2,679,065

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bhutan
Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.43
BTN551.23
$2.57
IQD3,369
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
BTN131.33
$2.36
IQD3,093
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.83
BTN328.32
$2.06
IQD2,694

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pay 82.3% more for clothing

 
Bhutan
Iraq
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$9.43
BTN808.16
$23.65
IQD30,978
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$11.79
BTN1,010.21
$25.45
IQD33,346
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$32.41
BTN2,778.07
$48.29
IQD63,258

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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: July 2025
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