Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 15.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Russia, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.31
|
$4.48
IQD5,838
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
$6.61
IQD8,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.07
|
$0.46
IQD596
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.75
|
$0.25
IQD323
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
$0.83
IQD1,076
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.56
|
$2.12
IQD2,762
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.32
|
$4.32
IQD5,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
$1.76
IQD2,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.82
|
$1.64
IQD2,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.71
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.48
|
$0.49
IQD634
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.01
|
$0.47
IQD610
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.93
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.31
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 89.4% more for transportation
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.69
|
$1.72
IQD2,246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
$27.22
IQD35,493
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,209,394
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽313.95
|
$16.77
IQD21,869
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
$38.80
IQD50,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
$279.28
IQD364,230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
$186.02
IQD242,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
$66.50
IQD86,724
|
|
pay 58.6% less for childcare
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
$109.67
IQD143,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,017,353
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.11
|
$2.49
IQD3,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.59
|
$2.24
IQD2,923
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
$1.78
IQD2,316
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
$29.64
IQD38,657
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.20
|
$8.53
IQD11,123
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
$24.73
IQD32,247
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
$25.30
IQD32,998
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
$45.64
IQD59,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
$51.98
IQD67,788
|
|
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