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Iraq vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 23.9% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 11.8% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Iraq
Housing: pay 34.3% more in Iraq
Childcare: pay 12.5% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.9% more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.9% less for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS55.86	$4.66 IQD6,100	-23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS78.94	$6.78 IQD8,868	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.18	$0.40 IQD521	-29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.81	$0.23 IQD297	-25.8%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

	Tajikistan	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.03	$0.76 IQD989	+37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.43	$2.55 IQD3,338	-56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.37	$4.46 IQD5,833	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.80	$1.69 IQD2,207	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.03	$1.98 IQD2,588	+13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.42	$0.47 IQD620	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.87	$0.51 IQD661	-57.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.46	$0.43 IQD561	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.05	$0.31 IQD399	-30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.63	$0.29 IQD375	-0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.86	$0.28 IQD368	+38.8%
Average			-11.8%

Tajikistan vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.29	$2.08 IQD2,722	-48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.15	$37.40 IQD48,917	+253.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS106,867.61	$15,792.71 IQD20,655,336	+35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.03	$15.36 IQD20,089	+326.6%
Average			+141.7%

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pay 34.3% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS179.73	$36.30 IQD47,470	+85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,400.53	$287.91 IQD376,558	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,200.21	$193.91 IQD253,619	-19.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS316.55	$66.74 IQD87,285	+93.4%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 12.5% less for childcare

	Tajikistan	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS874.37	$138.70 IQD181,400	+45.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS63,979.70	$2,066.25 IQD2,702,459	-70.4%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.72	$2.78 IQD3,633	+162.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.76	$2.47 IQD3,229	+64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.29	$2.00 IQD2,610	-24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS310.95	$34.51 IQD45,137	+1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.29	$8.34 IQD10,903	+85.2%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Tajikistan	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS242.68	$25.03 IQD32,741	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS308.94	$27.73 IQD36,272	-17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS558.63	$50.80 IQD66,443	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS510.05	$38.19 IQD49,948	-31.3%
Average			-17.7%

Tajikistan vs. Iraq - Cost of clothing

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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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