Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 70.3% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 81.6% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$6.37
MDL115.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
|
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