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Iraq vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 19.4% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Iraq
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Iraq
Housing: pay 68.4% more in Iraq
Childcare: pay 62.2% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.8% more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 43.1% less in Iraq

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

Iraq vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Belarus, you would:

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pay 21.5% less for restaurants

	Belarus	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN23.08	$4.66 IQD6,077	-40.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN15.62	$6.78 IQD8,835	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN1.75	$0.40 IQD519	-33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.09	$0.23 IQD296	-39.0%
Average			-21.5%

Belarus vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Belarus	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.59	$0.76 IQD986	+39.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN8.87	$2.55 IQD3,326	-15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN7.39	$4.46 IQD5,811	+76.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN3.76	$1.69 IQD2,199	+31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN4.72	$1.98 IQD2,579	+22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.52	$0.47 IQD617	-8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.13	$0.51 IQD658	-30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.26	$0.43 IQD559	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.42	$0.31 IQD398	-63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.68	$0.29 IQD373	+23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.80	$0.28 IQD367	+2.5%
Average			+3.0%

Belarus vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Belarus	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN8.57	$2.08 IQD2,712	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN36.29	$37.40 IQD48,735	+201.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN50,943.05	$15,792.71 IQD21M	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN12.41	$15.36 IQD20,014	+262.3%
Average			+106.5%

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pay 68.4% more for housing

	Belarus	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN35.15	$36.30 IQD47,293	+202.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN872.72	$287.91 IQD375K	-3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN524.43	$193.91 IQD253K	+8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN117.35	$66.74 IQD86,959	+66.5%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 62.2% less for childcare

	Belarus	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN823.38	$138.70 IQD181K	-50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN23,114.21	$2,066.25 IQD3M	-73.8%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 84.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN2.88	$2.78 IQD3,619	+182.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.23	$2.47 IQD3,217	+70.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN4.87	$2.00 IQD2,600	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN87.29	$34.51 IQD44,968	+15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN10.36	$8.34 IQD10,862	+135.4%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 43.1% less for clothing

	Belarus	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN124.24	$25.03 IQD32,619	-41.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN114.73	$27.73 IQD36,136	-29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN288.07	$50.80 IQD66,195	-48.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN242.08	$38.19 IQD49,762	-53.8%
Average			-43.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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