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Al Hillah vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Al Hillah is 23.3% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% less in Al Hillah
Groceries: pay 30.2% less in Al Hillah
Transportation: pay 36.5% more in Al Hillah
Housing: pay 48.5% more in Al Hillah
Childcare: pay 90.2% less in Al Hillah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Al Hillah
Clothing: pay 57.2% less in Al Hillah

The cost of housing and transportation in Al Hillah are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Al Hillah.

Al Hillah vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Hillah instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 50.4% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Al Hillah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB953.59	$4.38 IQD5,739	-63.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB476.80	$6.02 IQD7,880	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.47	$0.38 IQD497	-72.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.87	$0.21 IQD269	-66.4%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 30.2% less for groceries

	Moscow	Al Hillah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.62	$0.76 IQD994	-10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB501.02	$2.28 IQD2,980	-63.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB369.19	$4.75 IQD6,216	+2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.44	$1.69 IQD2,217	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.82	$2.06 IQD2,704	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.67	$0.56 IQD736	-30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.53	$0.50 IQD656	-42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.06	$0.46 IQD596	-49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB131.02	$0.33 IQD431	-79.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.11	$0.30 IQD391	-30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.06	$0.30 IQD387	-12.7%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 36.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Al Hillah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.81	$2.06 IQD2,697	-27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,927.53	$64.47 IQD84,447	+76.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$17,065.15 IQD22M	-53.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB457.72	$14.41 IQD18,876	+151.6%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 48.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Al Hillah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB624.57	$37.92 IQD49,675	+385.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB100K	$367.90 IQD482K	-70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,673.71	$192.67 IQD252K	-72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,837.38	$58.00 IQD75,974	-47.6%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 90.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Al Hillah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,447.56	$94.81 IQD124K	-85.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$758.45 IQD993K	-94.7%
Average			-90.2%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Al Hillah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB333.76	$2.89 IQD3,786	-30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB252.23	$3.15 IQD4,120	-0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB238.40	$1.90 IQD2,484	-36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,562.17	$22.75 IQD29,805	-49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB524.48	$7.58 IQD9,935	+15.6%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 57.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Al Hillah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,077.40	$26.88 IQD35,207	-64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,814.37	$27.70 IQD36,281	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,824.26	$60.81 IQD79,653	-50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,529.14	$44.46 IQD58,241	-71.6%
Average			-57.2%

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