Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Iraq

Iraq vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 62.7% more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% more in Iraq
Groceries: pay 37.4% more in Iraq
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Iraq
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Iraq
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.4% more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Iraq

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

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Iraq vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.6% more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.20 PKR610.23	$4.69 IQD7,116	+112.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 PKR1,459.15	$6.78 IQD10,292	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR95.27	$0.46 IQD696	+33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR59.91	$0.25 IQD387	+17.8%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 37.4% more for groceries

	Pakistan	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PKR176.98	$0.77 IQD1,171	+20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.70 PKR748.89	$2.50 IQD3,803	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.11 PKR862.13	$4.14 IQD6,285	+33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR319.61	$1.73 IQD2,627	+50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.21 PKR336.54	$2.04 IQD3,095	+67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR138.09	$0.46 IQD697	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.13	$0.50 IQD764	+76.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR101.61	$0.45 IQD680	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR67.06	$0.31 IQD474	+29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR38.97	$0.30 IQD454	+112.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 PKR49.16	$0.28 IQD432	+60.3%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Pakistan	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 PKR1,292.82	$2.18 IQD3,310	-53.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.52 PKR2,917.17	$35.81 IQD54,369	+240.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,580.47 PKR7M	$15,719.55 IQD24M	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 PKR1,614.54	$14.95 IQD22,695	+156.7%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.11 PKR4,187.98	$35.82 IQD54,388	+137.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$128.29 PKR35,567.88	$299.18 IQD454K	+133.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.06 PKR19,977.12	$206.21 IQD313K	+186.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.54 PKR22,050.93	$69.07 IQD105K	-13.2%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$39.09 PKR10,837.58	$167.07 IQD254K	+327.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,756.74 PKR487K	$2,726.78 IQD4M	+55.2%
Average			+157.6%

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pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 PKR696.85	$3.16 IQD4,804	+25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 PKR483.24	$2.65 IQD4,020	+51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 PKR536.23	$1.96 IQD2,975	+1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.98 PKR4,430.43	$34.60 IQD52,536	+116.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.36 PKR1,208.90	$9.36 IQD14,218	+114.8%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Pakistan	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.59 PKR4,323.28	$24.05 IQD36,514	+54.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.51 PKR6,240.81	$24.78 IQD37,621	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.58 PKR19,014.20	$56.42 IQD85,653	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.50 PKR8,731.67	$44.01 IQD66,816	+39.7%
Average			+18.2%

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