Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 10.9% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Macedonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$0.46
IQD604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.49
IQD639
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
$0.47
IQD614
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.29
IQD381
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.28
IQD372
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
|
pay 46.9% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
|
pay 8.9% less for childcare
Macedonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
|
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