Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 37.7% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$372.61
|
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$65.47
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$43.62
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$236.14
|
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$272.21
|
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$144.34
|
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$63.98
|
$0.46
IQD604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.17
|
$0.49
IQD639
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.15
|
$0.47
IQD614
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.02
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.28
|
$0.29
IQD381
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.31
|
$0.28
IQD372
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$286.06
|
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$168.27
|
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$123.99
|
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$364.01
|
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
|
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