Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ecuador vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary
Ecuador is 16.9% more expensive than Iraq overall.
Ecuador vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.69
IQD7,116
|
$3.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD10,292
|
$6.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD696
|
$0.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD387
|
$0.70
|
|
Iraq vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants
pay 35.9% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
IQD1,171
|
$1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.50
IQD3,803
|
$3.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
IQD6,285
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
IQD2,627
|
$2.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
IQD3,095
|
$2.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD697
|
$0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
IQD764
|
$0.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IQD680
|
$0.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD474
|
$0.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD454
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD432
|
$0.43
|
|
Iraq vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries
pay 2.2% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.18
IQD3,310
|
$2.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.81
IQD54,369
|
$19.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,719.55
IQD24M
|
$21,347.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.95
IQD22,695
|
$12.14
|
|
Iraq vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation
pay 3.8% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.82
IQD54,388
|
$27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.18
IQD454K
|
$337.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.21
IQD313K
|
$242.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.07
IQD105K
|
$45.32
|
|
Iraq vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing
pay 89.0% more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.07
IQD254K
|
$310.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,726.78
IQD4M
|
$5,243.49
|
|
Iraq vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.16
IQD4,804
|
$2.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD4,020
|
$2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IQD2,975
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.60
IQD52,536
|
$31.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.36
IQD14,218
|
$6.28
|
|
Iraq vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 92.6% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.05
IQD36,514
|
$61.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.78
IQD37,621
|
$41.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.42
IQD85,653
|
$106.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.01
IQD66,816
|
$76.17
|
|
Iraq vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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