Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 40.0% cheaper than Baghdad.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 76.9% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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