Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 27.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$0.42
IQD543
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$0.22
IQD291
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$0.48
IQD628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$0.52
IQD674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.44
IQD579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.28
IQD361
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.28
IQD366
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
|
pay 78.3% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
|
pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
|
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