Dominican Republic vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$901
$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2174
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$380
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$624
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$565
💸 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
46
40
🏙️ Population
11.4M
46M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($901) is 15% more expensive than in Iraq ($783). the Dominican Republic ranked 114th vs 137th 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 0.7 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 113th and 129th 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
$8.51
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.3
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
5.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$2337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$15.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.6
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.87
$4.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6364
$2781

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1098
2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
1.34M
Puerto Plata
$812
338K
La Vega
$577
282K
Higuey
$792
251K
San Cristobal
$894
233K
San Pedro de Macoris
$844
217K
San Francisco de Macoris
$618
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$688
169K
Bonao
$640
158K
Bani
$786
146K
Boca Chica
$908
142K
La Romana
$748
139K
Punta Cana
$1079
139K
Samana
$672
108K
Azua
$820
103K
Sabaneta
$857
98.5K
Barahona
$814
83.6K
Cotui
$786
79.6K
Nagua
$858
76.9K
Mao
$867
76.9K
El Seibo
$803
66.9K
Sosua
$1113
69.9K
Jarabacoa
$814
58.8K
Cabarete
$1026
4.09K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$976
8.13M
Mosul
$565
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Kirkuk
$516
975K
Sulaymaniyah
$658
878K
Erbil
$844
846K
Ramadi
$754
875K
Najaf
$573
725K
Ctesiphon
$771
500K
Hillah
$662
541K
Karbala
$558
690K
Nasiriyah
$655
542K
Baqubah
$670
468K
Amarah
$670
512K
Kut
$621
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$472
392K
Az Zubayr
$694
370K
Duhok
$625
331K
Zakho
$662
219K
Fallujah
$816
251K
Abu Ghraib
$960
189K
Samawah
$573
215K
Kufa
$556
171K
Samarra
$677
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$703
105K
Al-Karmah
$832
95K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$384
22.5K