Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 4.8% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Havana, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Havana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Havana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
Havana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Havana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Havana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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