Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Iraq

Iraq vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 29.4% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.4% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 8.8% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 57.9% more in Iraq
Housing: pay 29.0% more in Iraq
Childcare: pay 97.2% more in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.5% more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Iraq

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

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Iraq vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.4% less for restaurants

	Syria	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$4.66 IQD6,102	-12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$6.78 IQD8,872	+50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$0.40 IQD521	-64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$0.23 IQD297	-66.7%
Average			-23.4%

Syria vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% less for groceries

	Syria	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$0.76 IQD990	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$2.55 IQD3,340	+37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$4.46 IQD5,836	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$1.69 IQD2,208	-13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$1.98 IQD2,589	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$0.47 IQD620	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.51 IQD661	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.43 IQD561	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.31 IQD399	-1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.29 IQD375	-7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.28 IQD368	-22.1%
Average			-8.8%

Syria vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.9% more for transportation

	Syria	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105K	$2.08 IQD2,723	-74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$37.40 IQD48,937	+274.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP251M	$15,792.71 IQD21M	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133K	$15.36 IQD20,097	+50.1%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Syria	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP530K	$36.30 IQD47,489	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP3M	$287.91 IQD377K	+48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1M	$193.91 IQD254K	+71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP816K	$66.74 IQD87,320	+6.4%
Average			+29.0%

Syria vs. Iraq - Cost of housing

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pay 97.2% more for childcare

	Syria	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601K	$138.70 IQD181K	+200.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28M	$2,066.25 IQD3M	-5.5%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 86.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$2.78 IQD3,634	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$2.47 IQD3,230	+90.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$2.00 IQD2,611	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177K	$34.51 IQD45,155	+153.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$8.34 IQD10,907	+253.4%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Syria	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392K	$25.03 IQD32,754	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556K	$27.73 IQD36,286	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP918K	$50.80 IQD66,469	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1M	$38.19 IQD49,968	-51.1%
Average			-32.8%

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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: July 2026

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