Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 57.3% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 76.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK374
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK270
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 62.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK929
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK867
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK160
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK237
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 29.3% less for housing
Iceland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK638
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 66.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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