Cost of living comparison
Russia is 39.9% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Russia instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 49.2% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,166
|
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,450
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,847
|
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,105
|
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,185
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,455
|
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD375
|
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,731
|
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,990
|
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,599,761
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,589
|
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,684
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,239
|
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,880
|
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,333
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,517
|
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,997
|
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,613
|
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,062
|
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,241
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,187
|
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,144
|
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
|
pay 95.8% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,730
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,046
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,135
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,053
|
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
|
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