Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 14.2% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Romania, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$0.42
IQD543
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$0.22
IQD291
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$0.48
IQD628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.52
IQD674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.44
IQD579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.28
IQD361
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.28
IQD366
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
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