Cost of living comparison

compared to

Baghdad is 62.0% cheaper than Dublin.

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 71.7% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.66
€20.05
$5.35
IQD7,028
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.83
€10.03
$6.88
IQD9,036
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
€2.46
$0.42
IQD548

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pay 54.8% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Baghdad
Bread
1 loaf
$1.80
€1.67
$0.86
IQD1,126
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
€3.68
$2.39
IQD3,133
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
€4.90
$4.86
IQD6,377

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pay 57.3% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.20
€6.67
$1.73
IQD2,265
Monthly public transit pass $129.96
€120.33
$22.94
IQD30,121
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,718.55
€36,774.38
$18,355.59
IQD24,097,099

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pay 59.4% less for housing

 
Dublin
Baghdad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.72
€52.52
$40.82
IQD53,585
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,216.44
€2,052.14
$562.97
IQD739,067
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,934.10
€1,790.74
$291.49
IQD382,668

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,385.73
€1,283.01
$143.70
IQD188,645
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,612.44
€9,825.78
$2,253.45
IQD2,958,313

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pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.04
€6.52
$2.15
IQD2,819
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.29
€3.97
$2.65
IQD3,475
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.33
€16.04
$2.20
IQD2,887

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pay 50.6% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Baghdad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.14
€86.23
$29.44
IQD38,650
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.93
€37.89
$30.82
IQD40,460
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.04
€89.85
$46.25
IQD60,711

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