Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 23.4% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Russia, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB680.02
|
$4.64
IQD6,073
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB432.80
|
$6.72
IQD8,790
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB83.34
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB40.16
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.95
|
$0.82
IQD1,066
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB388.11
|
$2.51
IQD3,286
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB320.94
|
$4.56
IQD5,963
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB126.50
|
$1.76
IQD2,307
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB172.99
|
$2.21
IQD2,887
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB56.58
|
$0.48
IQD629
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB57.59
|
$0.52
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB74.55
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB92.58
|
$0.30
IQD398
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.60
|
$0.28
IQD362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.76
|
$0.28
IQD367
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB221.31
|
$1.93
IQD2,517
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,845.45
|
$39.46
IQD51,605
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,783,095.57
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,689,995
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB433.53
|
$15.54
IQD20,316
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB624.09
|
$34.52
IQD45,146
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,807.69
|
$280.02
IQD366,158
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB22,026.19
|
$188.34
IQD246,277
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,783.54
|
$66.51
IQD86,968
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,857.25
|
$139.67
IQD182,634
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB530,089.44
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,674,230
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB148.61
|
$2.57
IQD3,363
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB174.52
|
$2.36
IQD3,087
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB219.13
|
$2.06
IQD2,689
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,941.04
|
$32.77
IQD42,855
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB415.06
|
$8.37
IQD10,951
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,416.14
|
$23.65
IQD30,922
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,543.47
|
$25.45
IQD33,285
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,994.07
|
$48.29
IQD63,144
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,898.46
|
$36.75
IQD48,052
|
|
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