Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Moldova

Chisinau vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 30.0% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 96.4% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 36.5% more in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 25.7% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 8.9% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 99.5% more in Chisinau

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing in Chisinau are more expensive than in Baghdad. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 96.4% more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.79 IQD7,272	$11.22 MDL201.58	+134.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 IQD11,589	$8.70 MDL156.22	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD583	$1.21 MDL21.71	+214.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IQD362	$0.89 MDL16.00	+273.3%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 36.5% more for groceries

	Baghdad	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 IQD1,223	$0.71 MDL12.77	-11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 IQD2,930	$4.89 MDL87.82	+153.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 IQD6,102	$4.73 MDL85.03	+17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 IQD2,881	$2.79 MDL50.06	+46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.14 IQD3,254	$2.36 MDL42.34	+10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 IQD789	$0.44 MDL7.87	-15.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD745	$0.87 MDL15.68	+77.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 IQD730	$0.94 MDL16.87	+95.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 IQD526	$1.01 MDL18.06	+190.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD453	$0.31 MDL5.61	+4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD460	$0.25 MDL4.42	-18.8%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 25.7% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 IQD3,729	$6.44 MDL115.64	+162.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.90 IQD34,768	$13.52 MDL242.90	-41.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,083.90 IQD29M	$29,507.41 MDL530K	+54.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50 IQD22,020	$4.94 MDL88.69	-66.0%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 8.9% more for housing

	Baghdad	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.17 IQD64,020	$10.59 MDL190.33	-74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.90 IQD874K	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	+18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$365.77 IQD555K	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	+19.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.12 IQD249K	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	+13.2%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Baghdad	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.78 IQD255K	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	+158.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,458.96 IQD5M	$5,841.67 MDL105K	+68.9%
Average			+109.0%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 IQD5,795	$2.24 MDL40.32	-41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.11 IQD4,716	$2.16 MDL38.87	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 IQD2,897	$3.42 MDL61.48	+79.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.95 IQD71,275	$41.67 MDL748.71	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.73 IQD16,283	$8.41 MDL151.18	-21.5%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 99.5% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.84 IQD43,782	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	+176.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.65 IQD49,577	$47.07 MDL845.61	+44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.76 IQD104K	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	+66.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.35 IQD73,400	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	+139.0%
Average			+99.5%

Baghdad vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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