Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 27.7% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 84.9% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 5.9% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 79.3% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 64.9% more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 66.8% more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.79 IQD7,272	$9.95 DOP611.16	+107.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 IQD11,589	$7.54 DOP463.46	-1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD583	$1.04 DOP63.95	+171.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IQD362	$0.57 DOP35.01	+138.9%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 84.9% more for groceries

	Baghdad	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 IQD1,223	$1.51 DOP93.03	+87.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 IQD2,930	$3.62 DOP222.50	+87.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 IQD6,102	$5.19 DOP318.59	+29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 IQD2,881	$2.34 DOP143.71	+23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.14 IQD3,254	$2.53 DOP155.32	+18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 IQD789	$1.45 DOP88.96	+178.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD745	$0.37 DOP22.53	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 IQD730	$1.24 DOP75.89	+156.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 IQD526	$0.83 DOP51.09	+140.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD453	$0.91 DOP56.14	+206.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD460	$1.00 DOP61.45	+230.2%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 IQD3,729	$5.38 DOP330.30	+118.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.90 IQD34,768	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,083.90 IQD29M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	+21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50 IQD22,020	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+46.3%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 5.9% less for housing

	Baghdad	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.17 IQD64,020	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.90 IQD874K	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$365.77 IQD555K	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	-4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.12 IQD249K	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-56.8%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 79.3% more for childcare

	Baghdad	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.78 IQD255K	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	+50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,458.96 IQD5M	$7,399.96 DOP455K	+113.9%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 IQD5,795	$2.49 DOP152.79	-34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.11 IQD4,716	$2.27 DOP139.64	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 IQD2,897	$5.32 DOP326.97	+178.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.95 IQD71,275	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-36.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.73 IQD16,283	$7.46 DOP458.37	-30.4%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 64.9% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.84 IQD43,782	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+58.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.65 IQD49,577	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.76 IQD104K	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.35 IQD73,400	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+157.2%
Average			+64.9%

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