Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 15.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Russia, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 89.4% more for transportation
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
|
pay 58.6% less for childcare
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
|
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