Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 57.8% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,008
|
$6.22
TRY200.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,011
|
$6.22
TRY200.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.05
TRY33.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.42
TRY13.41
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$0.63
TRY20.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,124
|
$3.70
TRY119.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,359
|
$3.76
TRY121.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,388
|
$1.73
TRY55.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$2.58
TRY83.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.66
TRY21.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.46
TRY14.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.49
TRY15.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.28
TRY8.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$4.74
TRY153.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,035
|
$8.55
TRY275.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,028,347
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,673.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,948
|
$5.75
TRY185.58
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,432
|
$10.93
TRY352.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,958
|
$534.79
TRY17,250.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,576
|
$366.77
TRY11,830.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,064
|
$53.48
TRY1,725.03
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,106
|
$446.32
TRY14,396.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,873
|
$7,966.43
TRY256,974.70
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,811
|
$3.03
TRY97.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,466
|
$2.34
TRY75.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$1.80
TRY58.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,610
|
$36.76
TRY1,185.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,012
|
$4.66
TRY150.47
|
|
pay 75.0% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,540
|
$48.03
TRY1,549.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,345
|
$44.31
TRY1,429.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,538
|
$92.67
TRY2,989.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,367
|
$82.89
TRY2,673.69
|
|
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