Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 14.0% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Romania, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.54
|
$4.44
IQD5,797
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.72
|
$6.78
IQD8,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.03
|
$0.42
IQD551
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.62
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.06
|
$0.79
IQD1,038
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.51
|
$2.41
IQD3,144
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.91
|
$4.46
IQD5,824
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.86
|
$1.75
IQD2,285
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.72
|
$1.96
IQD2,562
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$0.48
IQD623
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.12
|
$0.51
IQD664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$0.46
IQD596
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$0.30
IQD388
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.93
|
$0.27
IQD355
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.42
|
$1.96
IQD2,561
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON92.14
|
$40.17
IQD52,498
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,760.58
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,402,550
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.14
|
$16.76
IQD21,906
|
|
pay 52.9% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.98
|
$34.86
IQD45,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,723.75
|
$280.92
IQD367,123
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,226.81
|
$189.29
IQD247,369
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON472.75
|
$69.33
IQD90,607
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,691.93
|
$141.04
IQD184,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,717.06
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,295,292
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.39
|
$2.35
IQD3,072
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.08
|
$2.38
IQD3,116
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.57
|
$2.03
IQD2,652
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.82
|
$31.97
IQD41,774
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.58
|
$8.21
IQD10,731
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON277.05
|
$24.45
IQD31,959
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON160.06
|
$24.19
IQD31,614
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON324.36
|
$44.63
IQD58,323
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.86
|
$39.49
IQD51,613
|
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