Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 1.2% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.39
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.83
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.46
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.69
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.63
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.40
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.84
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.89
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.11
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.72
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,354.98
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.12
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.89
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN830.63
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN539.34
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.29
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,336.75
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,102.40
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.14
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.47
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.55
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.95
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.87
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.69
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.21
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.66
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN304.08
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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