Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Iraq

Iraq vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 15.7% cheaper than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.1% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 27.6% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 25.7% more in Iraq
Childcare: pay 60.0% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 40.7% less in Iraq

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

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Iraq vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.1% less for restaurants

	Brazil	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.62 R$29.19	$4.66 IQD6,143	-17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.58 R$34.19	$6.78 IQD8,931	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 R$5.76	$0.40 IQD525	-64.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 R$3.52	$0.23 IQD299	-66.5%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

	Brazil	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 R$7.85	$0.76 IQD997	-49.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 R$22.42	$2.55 IQD3,362	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.77 R$19.56	$4.46 IQD5,875	+18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$10.93	$1.69 IQD2,223	-19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.77 R$9.21	$1.98 IQD2,607	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 R$4.86	$0.47 IQD624	-49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 R$3.04	$0.51 IQD665	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.79	$0.43 IQD565	-20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.45	$0.31 IQD402	-54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 R$2.71	$0.29 IQD377	-45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.48	$0.28 IQD371	-41.1%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Brazil	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 R$21.63	$2.08 IQD2,741	-50.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.46 R$220.55	$37.40 IQD49,267	-11.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,515.32 R$112K	$15,792.71 IQD21M	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.72 R$45.30	$15.36 IQD20,232	+76.1%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 25.7% more for housing

	Brazil	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.92 R$98.28	$36.30 IQD47,810	+91.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$308.76 R$1,603.82	$287.91 IQD379K	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.49 R$1,129.70	$193.91 IQD255K	-10.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.93 R$269.74	$66.74 IQD87,909	+28.5%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 60.0% less for childcare

	Brazil	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.38 R$1,430.46	$138.70 IQD183K	-49.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,953.98 R$36,121.77	$2,066.25 IQD3M	-70.3%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.73 R$8.98	$2.78 IQD3,659	+60.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 R$9.15	$2.47 IQD3,252	+40.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.27 R$11.80	$2.00 IQD2,628	-12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.44 R$126.94	$34.51 IQD45,459	+41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.36 R$33.06	$8.34 IQD10,981	+31.0%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 40.7% less for clothing

	Brazil	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.78 R$258.56	$25.03 IQD32,975	-49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 R$234.66	$27.73 IQD36,531	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.53 R$413.11	$50.80 IQD66,918	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.80 R$321.00	$38.19 IQD50,305	-38.2%
Average			-40.7%

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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: September 2026

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