Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 36.2% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.35
IQD7,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.88
IQD9,011
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$2.39
IQD3,124
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$4.86
IQD6,359
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.82
IQD2,388
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$22.94
IQD30,035
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,028,347
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$18.29
IQD23,948
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$40.82
IQD53,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$562.97
IQD736,958
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$291.49
IQD381,576
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$113.11
IQD148,064
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$143.70
IQD188,106
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,873
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.15
IQD2,811
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.65
IQD3,466
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$31.02
IQD40,610
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$7.65
IQD10,012
|
|
pay 59.9% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$29.44
IQD38,540
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$30.82
IQD40,345
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$46.25
IQD60,538
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$43.06
IQD56,367
|
|
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