Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 23.2% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
|
pay 57.9% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
|
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