Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 62.6% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 77.6% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 59.3% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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