Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 53.9% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.14
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.85
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.54
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.43
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.34
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.92
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,073.23
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.62
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.45
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,291.49
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€917.30
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€258.23
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€193.98
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,746.39
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.85
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.37
|
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.41
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.29
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€89.54
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.00
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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