Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 4.2 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$21.99
€20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
$5.13
€4.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
$4.73
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$7.90
€7.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$131.93
€122.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
$34,778.34
€32,265.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
$17.59
€16.32
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
$62.54
€58.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$2,136.79
€1,982.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$1,834.34
€1,701.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
$192.55
€178.64
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
$1,355.42
€1,257.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
$10,275.73
€9,533.31
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$17.04
€15.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
$50.27
€46.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
$90.63
€84.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
$39.17
€36.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
$97.66
€90.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
$106.59
€98.88
|
|
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