Cost of living comparison
India is 26.5% cheaper than Iraq overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.1% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 19.3% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 8.5% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 59.0% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 41.8% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.0% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% less in India
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Iraq
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,084
|
$2.40
₹206.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,805
|
$3.90
₹334.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD545
|
$0.40
₹34.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD292
|
$0.17
₹14.26
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Iraq
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
$0.46
₹39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,291
|
$2.54
₹217.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,974
|
$2.56
₹219.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,311
|
$0.94
₹80.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,892
|
$1.37
₹117.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD630
|
$0.88
₹75.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD677
|
$0.32
₹27.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.48
₹40.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD398
|
$0.24
₹20.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD362
|
$0.16
₹14.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD368
|
$0.19
₹16.11
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Iraq
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,522
|
$4.62
₹396.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,699
|
$10.12
₹868.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,729,216
|
$13,525.56
₹1,160,924.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,352
|
$2.94
₹252.24
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Iraq
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,228
|
$7.39
₹633.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD366,820
|
$138.05
₹11,849.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD246,722
|
$90.33
₹7,753.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,125
|
$29.97
₹2,572.28
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Iraq
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD182,964
|
$55.73
₹4,783.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,679,065
|
$1,565.54
₹134,373.21
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,369
|
$1.84
₹157.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,093
|
$1.59
₹136.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,694
|
$3.59
₹308.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,932
|
$15.33
₹1,315.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,971
|
$3.35
₹287.74
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Iraq
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,978
|
$24.02
₹2,061.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,346
|
$25.36
₹2,176.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,258
|
$41.62
₹3,572.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,139
|
$31.12
₹2,670.79
|
|
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