Iraq vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1785
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$347
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$578
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$5565
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
4.71
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
46
🌐 English speaking %
35%
31%
🎓 Higher education
54
72
😀 Quality of life
31
64
🏙️ Population
38.3M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($765) is 8% less expensive than in Romania ($834). Iraq ranked 128th vs 113th 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 0.8 months in Iraq compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 143rd and 53rd 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
$4.96
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.27%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1822
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$756
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.53
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2847
$8337

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In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$904
8.13M
Basra
$904
1.33M
Mosul
$597
1.79M
Kirkuk
$508
975K
Najaf
$587
725K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$676
878K
Erbil
$854
846K
Karbala
$580
690K
Nasiriyah
$672
542K
Hillah
$651
541K
Amarah
$683
512K
Ctesiphon
$752
500K
Baqubah
$659
468K
Az Zubayr
$723
370K
Kut
$626
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$467
392K
Duhok
$646
331K
Fallujah
$817
251K
Samawah
$582
215K
Kufa
$570
171K
Zakho
$688
219K
Abu Ghraib
$960
189K
Samarra
$680
140K
Umm Qasr
$740
108K
Al-Faw
$736
105K
Tikrit
$641
106K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$672
22.5K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K