Dominican Republic vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2024
$1739
🏠 One person rent
$311
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$407
$587
💸 GDP per capita
$10111
$5937
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
23
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
35%
🎓 Higher education
37
52
😀 Quality of life
38
30
🏙️ Population
10.4M
38.3M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($792) is 5% more expensive than in Iraq ($754). the Dominican Republic ranked 113th vs 124th 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 0.5 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 127th and 147th 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
$6.45
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
9.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$1686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.35
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.13
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4696
$1769

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
1.34M
Santo Domingo
$1051
1.13M
Puerto Plata
$721
338K
La Vega
$590
248K
Higuey
$805
251K
San Cristobal
$764
233K
San Francisco de Macoris
$541
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$589
169K
Bani
$692
146K
San Pedro de Macoris
$717
217K
Boca Chica
$671
142K
Bonao
$536
158K
La Romana
$700
140K
Sabaneta
$714
98.5K
Azua
$775
91.3K
Samana
$782
108K
Punta Cana
$1009
54.1K
Barahona
$712
83.6K
Cotui
$653
79.6K
Mao
$724
76.9K
Nagua
$787
76.9K
Jarabacoa
$728
58.8K
El Seibo
$745
66.9K
Sosua
$958
69.9K
Cabarete
$809
4.09K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$894
6.96M
Kirkuk
$535
975K
Basra
$875
1.33M
Mosul
$555
1.69M
Najaf
$569
725K
Erbil
$864
846K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$736
878K
Karbala
$582
690K
Nasiriyah
$671
542K
Amarah
$685
512K
Hillah
$667
541K
Ctesiphon
$751
500K
Baqubah
$658
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Kut
$637
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$507
392K
Fallujah
$827
326K
Duhok
$626
331K
Samawah
$594
215K
Zakho
$668
219K
Kufa
$559
166K
Abu Ghraib
$951
189K
Samarra
$684
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$710
105K
Tikrit
$649
106K
Al-Karmah
$828
95K
Sinjar
$653
22.5K