Iraq vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1769
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$365
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$494
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$6074
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
4.92
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
45
🌐 English speaking %
35%
31%
🎓 Higher education
56
71
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
46M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($777) is 20% less expensive than in Romania ($973). Iraq ranked 136th vs 103rd for Romania 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 Iraq compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 133rd and 48th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Romania

We calculate prices for Iraq and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 47 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.

Iraq Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.69
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.9%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2214
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2609
$10186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K