Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.1 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 83.6% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$8.62
RUB795.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$4.93
RUB454.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.02
RUB94.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.57
RUB52.66
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$0.69
RUB63.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
$5.18
RUB477.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$4.02
RUB370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$1.42
RUB130.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
$2.00
RUB184.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.62
RUB57.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.53
RUB49.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.70
RUB64.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.40
RUB129.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.27
RUB24.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.26
RUB24.39
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$2.47
RUB228.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$30.79
RUB2,840.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,840,174.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
$3.94
RUB363.54
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
$6.45
RUB594.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$860.20
RUB79,354.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$497.14
RUB45,862.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
$90.59
RUB8,356.85
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
$487.67
RUB44,988.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
$9,121.01
RUB841,421.81
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$3.08
RUB284.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$2.57
RUB236.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$2.52
RUB232.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
$38.25
RUB3,528.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
$6.16
RUB568.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
$94.24
RUB8,693.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
$45.95
RUB4,238.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
$106.61
RUB9,834.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
$132.25
RUB12,200.58
|
|
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