Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 32.0% cheaper than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 5.7% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 0.3% more in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 67.9% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 65.7% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 23.5% less in Bangladesh

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.8% less for restaurants

	Iraq	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.64 IQD6,101	$1.35 BDT164.43	-71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 IQD8,831	$4.41 BDT537.12	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 IQD547	$0.25 BDT30.89	-39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 IQD293	$0.16 BDT18.91	-30.5%
Average			-43.8%

Iraq vs. Bangladesh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

	Iraq	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 IQD1,071	$0.52 BDT63.56	-36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 IQD3,301	$3.80 BDT463.14	+51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 IQD5,991	$2.60 BDT317.48	-42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IQD2,318	$1.11 BDT135.71	-36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 IQD2,900	$1.00 BDT121.98	-54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 IQD632	$0.88 BDT107.60	+83.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 IQD679	$0.35 BDT42.77	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 IQD583	$0.80 BDT97.52	+80.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD400	$0.26 BDT32.11	-13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD364	$0.14 BDT16.72	-50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD369	$0.25 BDT30.47	-11.0%
Average			-5.7%

Iraq vs. Bangladesh - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

	Iraq	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.93 IQD2,529	$3.68 BDT448.82	+91.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.46 IQD51,846	$12.31 BDT1,500.06	-68.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,587.19 IQD21,791,237	$25,789.60 BDT3,143,788.44	+55.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.54 IQD20,411	$3.61 BDT439.85	-76.8%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 67.9% less for housing

	Iraq	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.52 IQD45,357	$15.51 BDT1,890.53	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.02 IQD367,867	$75.62 BDT9,218.38	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$188.34 IQD247,426	$47.62 BDT5,804.69	-74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.51 IQD87,374	$20.70 BDT2,523.04	-68.9%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

	Iraq	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.67 IQD183,487	$30.22 BDT3,684.33	-78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,045.09 IQD2,686,712	$962.19 BDT117,291.89	-53.0%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.57 IQD3,379	$3.80 BDT463.77	+47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 IQD3,102	$1.37 BDT167.48	-41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 IQD2,701	$2.59 BDT315.74	+26.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.77 IQD43,055	$11.68 BDT1,424.28	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 IQD11,002	$3.67 BDT447.78	-56.1%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 23.5% less for clothing

	Iraq	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.65 IQD31,066	$17.35 BDT2,115.10	-26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.45 IQD33,441	$16.87 BDT2,057.03	-33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.29 IQD63,439	$36.90 BDT4,498.03	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.75 IQD48,276	$33.09 BDT4,033.18	-10.0%
Average			-23.5%

Iraq vs. Bangladesh - Cost of clothing

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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: May 2025

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