Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 6.4% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD580
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Serbia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD428
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD712
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 21.9% more for housing
Serbia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD199
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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