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Argentina vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 96.9% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 98.2% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 27.0% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 10.8% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 78.7% more in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Iraq	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.66 IQD6,092	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	+143.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD8,857	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	+33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IQD521	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	+340.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IQD297	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	+527.1%
Average			+261.1%

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pay 98.2% more for groceries

	Iraq	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 IQD988	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	+158.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 IQD3,334	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	+105.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 IQD5,826	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,204	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	+39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 IQD2,585	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	+52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IQD619	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	+117.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD660	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	+79.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IQD560	$0.64 ARS918.92	+48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD399	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	+298.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD374	$0.53 ARS766.60	+85.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD368	$0.52 ARS747.37	+83.5%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 27.0% more for transportation

	Iraq	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 IQD2,718	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	+98.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.40 IQD48,857	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	-38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,792.71 IQD20,629,879	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	+74.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.36 IQD20,064	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	-26.5%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 10.8% more for housing

	Iraq	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 IQD47,412	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.91 IQD376,094	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	+35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.91 IQD253,307	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	+53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.74 IQD87,177	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	-12.6%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 78.7% more for childcare

	Iraq	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.70 IQD181,176	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	+93.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,066.25 IQD2,699,129	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	+63.4%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 IQD3,628	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	-8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 IQD3,225	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	+28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IQD2,606	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	+64.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 IQD45,081	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.34 IQD10,890	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	-19.2%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Iraq	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.03 IQD32,700	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	+258.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 IQD36,227	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	+187.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.80 IQD66,361	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	+126.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.19 IQD49,886	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	+191.0%
Average			+190.7%

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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: December 2025

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