Cost of living comparison

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

Iraq is 71.5% more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants
pay 59.4% more in Iraq
Groceries
pay 21.1% more in Iraq
Transportation
pay 28.0% more in Iraq
Housing
pay 3.5 times more in Iraq
Childcare
pay 71.4% more in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports
pay 63.7% more in Iraq
Clothing
pay 11.2% more in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.4% more for restaurants

 
Nepal
Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.57
NPR214.97
$4.64
IQD6,083
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.71
NPR916.81
$6.72
IQD8,805
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.42
NPR56.78
$0.42
IQD545

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

 
Nepal
Iraq
Bread
1 loaf
$0.46
NPR63.49
$0.82
IQD1,068
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
NPR438.25
$2.51
IQD3,291
Milk (1 gallon) $2.81
NPR384.20
$4.56
IQD5,974

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

 
Nepal
Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
NPR661.64
$1.93
IQD2,522
Monthly public transit pass $15.93
NPR2,177.36
$39.46
IQD51,694
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,847.90
NPR4,217,670.88
$16,587.19
IQD21,727,201

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Nepal
Iraq
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.30
NPR1,271.37
$34.52
IQD45,223
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $83.84
NPR11,463.39
$280.02
IQD366,786
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $52.73
NPR7,209.62
$188.34
IQD246,699

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pay 71.4% more for childcare

 
Nepal
Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $51.59
NPR7,052.98
$139.67
IQD182,947
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,839.32
NPR388,204.72
$2,045.09
IQD2,678,817

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pay 63.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nepal
Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.21
NPR301.56
$2.57
IQD3,369
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.57
NPR214.15
$2.36
IQD3,092
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.90
NPR397.15
$2.06
IQD2,693

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

 
Nepal
Iraq
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$21.36
NPR2,920.70
$23.65
IQD30,975
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.01
NPR3,692.85
$25.45
IQD33,343
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$40.30
NPR5,509.97
$48.29
IQD63,252

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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: March 2025
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