Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 62.0% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Dublin, you would:
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$0.19
IQD251
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.83
|
$1.82
IQD2,395
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.27
|
$1.99
IQD2,613
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.46
IQD605
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.25
|
$0.47
IQD613
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.29
IQD387
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.30
IQD398
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.29
IQD385
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.41
|
$18.29
IQD24,017
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€210.30
|
$113.11
IQD148,487
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.72
|
$31.02
IQD40,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.04
|
$7.65
IQD10,040
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€93.01
|
$43.06
IQD56,528
|
|
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