Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 52.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Germany, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 50.7% less for clothing
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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