Cost of living comparison
Romania is 91.0% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Romania instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
$8.56
RON40.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$1.72
RON8.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD292
|
$1.43
RON6.82
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
$3.79
RON18.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
$5.46
RON26.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
$2.70
RON12.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD631
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD677
|
$0.66
RON3.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD399
|
$0.85
RON4.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.38
RON1.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD368
|
$0.41
RON1.96
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
$5.64
RON26.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
$20.73
RON99.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
$6.39
RON30.56
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
|
pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
$2.01
RON9.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
$37.40
RON178.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
$6.19
RON29.57
|
|
pay 86.2% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
$80.53
RON384.79
|
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