Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 57.8% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 88.3% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 34.5% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 74.2% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 57.0% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 57.2% more in Dominican Republic

The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Iraq. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Dominican Republic.

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Dominican Republic vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Iraq, you would:

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pay 52.1% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.69 IQD7,116	$8.79 DOP540.07	+87.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD10,292	$7.21 DOP443.09	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 IQD696	$0.81 DOP49.84	+76.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IQD387	$0.45 DOP27.80	+77.7%
Average			+52.1%

Iraq vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.3% more for groceries

	Iraq	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 IQD1,171	$1.60 DOP98.24	+107.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 IQD3,803	$3.31 DOP203.37	+32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 IQD6,285	$4.73 DOP290.63	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 IQD2,627	$1.76 DOP108.34	+1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 IQD3,095	$1.93 DOP118.36	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD697	$1.41 DOP86.47	+206.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD764	$0.46 DOP28.17	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 IQD680	$1.32 DOP81.15	+195.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD474	$0.89 DOP54.43	+184.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD454	$1.14 DOP70.25	+282.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD432	$1.11 DOP68.13	+290.0%
Average			+88.3%

Iraq vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.5% more for transportation

	Iraq	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.18 IQD3,310	$5.33 DOP327.30	+144.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.81 IQD54,369	$24.26 DOP1,490.25	-32.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,719.55 IQD24M	$17,685.93 DOP1M	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.95 IQD22,695	$23.54 DOP1,446.41	+57.5%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 74.2% more for housing

	Iraq	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.82 IQD54,388	$37.10 DOP2,278.94	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.18 IQD454K	$781.82 DOP48,029.48	+161.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.21 IQD313K	$310.77 DOP19,091.31	+50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.07 IQD105K	$71.51 DOP4,392.81	+3.5%
Average			+74.2%

Iraq vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 57.0% more for childcare

	Iraq	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.07 IQD254K	$183.57 DOP11,277.30	+9.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,726.78 IQD4M	$6,114.38 DOP376K	+124.2%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.16 IQD4,804	$2.49 DOP152.79	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 IQD4,020	$1.96 DOP120.11	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IQD2,975	$4.98 DOP305.92	+154.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.60 IQD52,536	$45.88 DOP2,818.55	+32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 IQD14,218	$5.80 DOP356.51	-38.0%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 57.2% more for clothing

	Iraq	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.05 IQD36,514	$32.95 DOP2,024.47	+37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.78 IQD37,621	$45.95 DOP2,822.96	+85.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.42 IQD85,653	$69.63 DOP4,277.89	+23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.01 IQD66,816	$85.66 DOP5,262.46	+94.6%
Average			+57.2%

Iraq vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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