Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Iraq

Iraq vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 40.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.7% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 54.3% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Iraq
Housing: pay 65.2% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 63.1% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 42.6% less in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 48.7% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.18	$4.64 IQD6,080	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.71	$6.72 IQD8,800	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.29	$0.42 IQD545	-47.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.68	$0.22 IQD292	-75.0%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 54.3% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.14	$0.82 IQD1,067	-45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.08	$2.51 IQD3,290	+14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.99	$4.56 IQD5,971	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.23	$1.76 IQD2,310	-52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.54	$2.21 IQD2,890	-32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.43	$0.48 IQD630	-69.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.94	$0.52 IQD676	-56.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.21	$0.44 IQD581	-74.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.36	$0.30 IQD398	-85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.50	$0.28 IQD362	-82.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.65	$0.28 IQD368	-79.5%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.73	$1.93 IQD2,520	-55.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.98	$39.46 IQD51,667	+136.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,956.57	$16,587.19 IQD21,716,037	-35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK91.09	$15.54 IQD20,340	-29.5%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 65.2% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,279.38	$34.52 IQD45,200	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,696.71	$280.02 IQD366,598	-88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,517.83	$188.34 IQD246,572	-69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK322.86	$66.51 IQD87,072	-14.9%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 63.1% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,042.75	$139.67 IQD182,853	-71.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,593.73	$2,045.09 IQD2,677,441	-54.5%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.24	$2.57 IQD3,367	+3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.57	$2.36 IQD3,091	+28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.91	$2.06 IQD2,692	-72.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.79	$32.77 IQD42,906	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.82	$8.37 IQD10,964	-3.4%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 42.6% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK162.23	$23.65 IQD30,959	-39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK184.23	$25.45 IQD33,325	-42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK266.11	$48.29 IQD63,220	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK406.84	$36.75 IQD48,110	-62.7%
Average			-42.6%

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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: April 2025

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