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
IQD6,110
|
$2.40
₹206.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,844
|
$3.90
₹336.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD548
|
$0.40
₹34.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD294
|
$0.17
₹14.32
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,073
|
$0.46
₹39.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,306
|
$2.54
₹218.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD6,000
|
$2.56
₹220.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,321
|
$0.94
₹80.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,905
|
$1.37
₹117.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD633
|
$0.88
₹76.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD680
|
$0.32
₹27.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD584
|
$0.48
₹41.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$0.24
₹20.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.16
₹14.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.19
₹16.17
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,533
|
$4.62
₹397.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,926
|
$10.12
₹872.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,824,652
|
$13,525.56
₹1,165,560.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,442
|
$2.94
₹253.24
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,426
|
$7.39
₹636.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD368,431
|
$138.05
₹11,896.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,806
|
$90.33
₹7,784.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,508
|
$29.97
₹2,582.55
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,768
|
$55.73
₹4,802.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,690,832
|
$1,565.54
₹134,909.86
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,384
|
$1.84
₹158.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,106
|
$1.59
₹136.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,705
|
$3.59
₹309.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,121
|
$15.33
₹1,321.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,019
|
$3.35
₹288.89
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Iraq
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,114
|
$24.02
₹2,070.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,492
|
$25.36
₹2,185.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,536
|
$41.62
₹3,586.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,350
|
$31.12
₹2,681.46
|
|
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