Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 25.5% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 87.4% more for housing
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 72.0% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 45.5% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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