Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

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Iraq vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 36.1% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Iraq
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Iraq
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Iraq
Housing: pay 54.3% more in Iraq
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.1% more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 44.6% less in Iraq

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Iraq are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Iraq. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 UZS58,791.79	$4.64 IQD6,069	+2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.99 UZS51,571.01	$6.72 IQD8,784	+68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 UZS7,208.30	$0.42 IQD544	-25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,193.42	$0.22 IQD292	-9.8%
Average			+8.8%

Uzbekistan vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 UZS5,103.72	$0.82 IQD1,065	+106.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 UZS46,130.64	$2.51 IQD3,284	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,333.09	$4.56 IQD5,960	+10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 UZS21,331.22	$1.76 IQD2,306	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,614.91	$2.21 IQD2,885	+26.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS7,422.20	$0.48 IQD629	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,903.38	$0.52 IQD675	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 UZS12,422.52	$0.44 IQD580	-53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,350.95	$0.30 IQD398	-53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,775.70	$0.28 IQD362	+28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,234.54	$0.28 IQD367	+62.2%
Average			+5.0%

Uzbekistan vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,622.70	$1.93 IQD2,516	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.91 UZS89,233.14	$39.46 IQD51,573	+470.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,473.32 UZS238,475,330.42	$16,587.19 IQD21,676,550	-10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 UZS34,778.01	$15.54 IQD20,303	+476.7%
Average			+222.4%

Uzbekistan vs. Iraq - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.3% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.72 UZS164,235.70	$34.52 IQD45,118	+171.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.90 UZS6,324,171.46	$280.02 IQD365,931	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.70 UZS4,036,738.56	$188.34 IQD246,124	-39.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.11 UZS375,739.03	$66.51 IQD86,914	+128.5%
Average			+54.3%

Uzbekistan vs. Iraq - Cost of housing

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.10 UZS2,647,662.15	$139.67 IQD182,521	-31.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,070.48 UZS91,274,106.33	$2,045.09 IQD2,672,572	-71.1%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,054.17	$2.57 IQD3,361	+120.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,255.54	$2.36 IQD3,085	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 UZS22,945.29	$2.06 IQD2,687	+15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.03 UZS555,501.57	$32.77 IQD42,828	-23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.47 UZS44,818.08	$8.37 IQD10,944	+141.2%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 44.6% less for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.61 UZS420,947.94	$23.65 IQD30,903	-27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.09 UZS607,930.56	$25.45 IQD33,265	-45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.06 UZS1,110,971.64	$48.29 IQD63,105	-43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 UZS1,220,769.48	$36.75 IQD48,022	-61.1%
Average			-44.6%

Uzbekistan vs. Iraq - Cost of clothing

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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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