Cost of living comparison
Russia is 42.3% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Russia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 48.7% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,850
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,640
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,767
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,648
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,298
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,145
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,566
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,252,651
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,913
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Iraq
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,708
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,973
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,093
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,901
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,316
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,468
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,929
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,320
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,736
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,146
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 86.9% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,313
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,066
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,648
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,926
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
|
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