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Iraq vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 49.7% more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% more in Iraq
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Iraq
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Iraq
Housing: pay 91.5% more in Iraq
Childcare: pay 33.4% more in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% more for restaurants

	Delhi	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.15 ₹357.44	$4.64 IQD6,110	+12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.15 ₹357.44	$6.72 IQD8,844	+62.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₹42.07	$0.42 IQD548	-14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 ₹16.00	$0.22 IQD294	+20.2%
Average			+19.9%

Delhi vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Delhi	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 ₹47.23	$0.82 IQD1,073	+48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.37 ₹204.43	$2.51 IQD3,306	+5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.88 ₹247.90	$4.56 IQD6,000	+58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 ₹99.25	$1.76 IQD2,321	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 ₹138.97	$2.21 IQD2,905	+36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ₹76.80	$0.48 IQD633	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 ₹29.82	$0.52 IQD680	+49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹39.85	$0.44 IQD584	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 ₹24.78	$0.30 IQD400	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 ₹17.05	$0.28 IQD364	+39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹19.71	$0.28 IQD369	+22.8%
Average			+24.6%

Delhi vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Delhi	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 ₹380.37	$1.93 IQD2,533	-56.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 ₹1,021.26	$39.46 IQD51,926	+233.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,221.28 ₹1,225,513.68	$16,587.19 IQD21,824,652	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.49 ₹214.46	$15.54 IQD20,442	+524.3%
Average			+179.4%

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pay 91.5% more for housing

	Delhi	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.48 ₹730.54	$34.52 IQD45,426	+307.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.66 ₹24,099.75	$280.02 IQD368,431	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.09 ₹14,140.61	$188.34 IQD247,806	+14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.25 ₹3,985.69	$66.51 IQD87,508	+43.8%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 33.4% more for childcare

	Delhi	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.50 ₹7,971.51	$139.67 IQD183,768	+51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,766.20 ₹152,201.99	$2,045.09 IQD2,690,832	+15.8%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Delhi	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 ₹204.25	$2.57 IQD3,384	+8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 ₹209.18	$2.36 IQD3,106	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 ₹357.44	$2.06 IQD2,705	-50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.31 ₹1,836.28	$32.77 IQD43,121	+53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 ₹423.82	$8.37 IQD11,019	+70.3%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Delhi	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.25 ₹2,779.27	$23.65 IQD31,114	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.29 ₹2,782.89	$25.45 IQD33,492	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.15 ₹4,579.94	$48.29 IQD63,536	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.86 ₹3,521.20	$36.75 IQD48,350	-10.1%
Average			-16.8%

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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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