Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 24.8% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Poland, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Poland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
Poland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 23.3% more for housing
Poland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Poland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Poland
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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