Dominican Republic vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$366
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$611
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$546
$494
💸 GDP per capita
$10876
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
28
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
35%
🎓 Higher education
39
56
😀 Quality of life
45
40
🏙️ Population
11.4M
46M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($865) is 11% more expensive than in Iraq ($777). the Dominican Republic ranked 119th vs 136th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.6 months in Iraq. Ranked 118th and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Iraq

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Dominican Republic Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.16
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.29%
6.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1772
$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.64
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.13
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6463
$2609

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1083
2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
1.34M
La Vega
$553
282K
San Cristobal
$899
233K
Puerto Plata
$791
338K
Higuey
$734
251K
San Pedro de Macoris
$810
217K
San Juan de la Maguana
$639
169K
Bani
$744
146K
Bonao
$580
158K
Boca Chica
$899
142K
La Romana
$700
139K
Punta Cana
$1114
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$551
188K
Azua
$785
103K
Samana
$678
108K
Sabaneta
$785
98.5K
Barahona
$769
83.6K
Cotui
$714
79.6K
Mao
$797
76.9K
Nagua
$820
76.9K
Sosua
$1006
69.9K
El Seibo
$768
66.9K
Jarabacoa
$753
58.8K
Cabarete
$930
4.09K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$952
8.13M
Mosul
$585
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$657
878K
Kirkuk
$502
975K
Ramadi
$771
875K
Erbil
$831
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$609
690K
Hillah
$667
541K
Nasiriyah
$664
542K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$776
500K
Baqubah
$669
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Al Diwaniyah
$475
392K
Kut
$627
378K
Duhok
$616
331K
Fallujah
$822
251K
Samawah
$581
215K
Kufa
$554
171K
Zakho
$648
219K
Abu Ghraib
$958
189K
Samarra
$681
140K
Umm Qasr
$711
108K
Al-Karmah
$836
95K
Al-Faw
$707
105K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$390
22.5K