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Iraq vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 60.1% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 65.2% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 39.2% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 57.5% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 90.4% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 56.0% less in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.4% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.93	$4.64 IQD6,110	-54.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.32	$6.72 IQD8,844	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.08	$0.42 IQD548	-72.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.54	$0.22 IQD294	-80.1%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 65.2% less for groceries

	Singapore	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.89	$0.82 IQD1,073	-61.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.54	$2.51 IQD3,306	-70.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD14.24	$4.56 IQD6,000	-56.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.53	$1.76 IQD2,321	-46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD6.17	$2.21 IQD2,905	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$0.48 IQD633	-73.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.86	$0.52 IQD680	-62.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$0.44 IQD584	-75.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.74	$0.30 IQD400	-76.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.40	$0.28 IQD364	-72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.42	$0.28 IQD369	-72.9%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 39.2% less for transportation

	Singapore	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD11.23	$1.93 IQD2,533	-76.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD123.83	$39.46 IQD51,926	-56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD185,748.66	$16,587.19 IQD21,824,652	-87.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD13.00	$15.54 IQD20,442	+63.9%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 57.5% less for housing

	Singapore	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD49.59	$34.52 IQD45,426	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,764.92	$280.02 IQD368,431	-89.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,727.61	$188.34 IQD247,806	-90.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD166.55	$66.51 IQD87,508	-45.2%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 90.4% less for childcare

	Singapore	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,631.73	$139.67 IQD183,768	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD37,539.32	$2,045.09 IQD2,690,832	-92.5%
Average			-90.4%

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pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD9.24	$2.57 IQD3,384	-61.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.46	$2.36 IQD3,106	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD17.34	$2.06 IQD2,705	-83.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD144.28	$32.77 IQD43,121	-68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.48	$8.37 IQD11,019	-25.8%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 56.0% less for clothing

	Singapore	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD90.95	$23.65 IQD31,114	-64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD60.84	$25.45 IQD33,492	-42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD132.63	$48.29 IQD63,536	-50.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD153.09	$36.75 IQD48,350	-67.1%
Average			-56.0%

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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: January 2025

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