Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 32.1% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 22.6% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Abuja
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 99.3% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Abuja
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
Abuja
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Abuja
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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