Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 41.3% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Greece, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.61
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
Greece
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.90
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.46
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
Greece
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.35
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.53
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Greece
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.39
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.88
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.77
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.53
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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