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Irbil vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Irbil is 14.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Irbil
Groceries: pay 4.8% more in Irbil
Transportation: pay 67.2% more in Irbil
Housing: pay 65.3% more in Irbil
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Irbil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% more in Irbil
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Irbil

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Irbil are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Irbil.

Irbil vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Irbil instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Irbil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB933.72	$7.59 IQD9,985	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB518.73	$10.43 IQD13,730	+104.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB108.97	$0.51 IQD666	-52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB49.32	$0.21 IQD278	-56.5%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Irbil
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB62.88	$0.85 IQD1,114	+36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB447.80	$3.97 IQD5,219	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB362.51	$5.18 IQD6,820	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB154.43	$1.87 IQD2,466	+23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB201.79	$1.96 IQD2,577	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB68.83	$0.55 IQD721	-19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB67.83	$0.53 IQD696	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB72.72	$0.50 IQD662	-29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB114.18	$0.36 IQD478	-67.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB25.33	$0.32 IQD426	+29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB21.26	$0.35 IQD457	+65.9%
Average			+4.8%

Moscow vs. Irbil - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Irbil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB225.44	$2.72 IQD3,578	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,904.91	$34.57 IQD45,492	+21.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,112,406.03	$18,486.10 IQD24,323,150	-39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB591.36	$21.21 IQD27,911	+264.6%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 65.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Irbil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB648.30	$30.12 IQD39,633	+372.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB97,627.31	$475.34 IQD625,426	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB59,282.86	$320.04 IQD421,096	-45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB8,808.08	$73.26 IQD96,386	-15.5%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Irbil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB47,418.42	$287.05 IQD377,686	-38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,058,430.57	$3,710.31 IQD4,881,859	-64.4%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Irbil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB311.24	$1.90 IQD2,496	-38.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB256.58	$2.79 IQD3,668	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB248.99	$2.66 IQD3,495	+8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,286.90	$65.53 IQD86,219	+102.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB518.73	$10.00 IQD13,158	+95.9%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Irbil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,248.63	$40.12 IQD52,782	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,300.18	$43.13 IQD56,749	+1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB11,073.94	$99.73 IQD131,219	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB10,364.23	$94.38 IQD124,176	-7.4%
Average			-16.2%

Moscow vs. Irbil - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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