Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 6.0% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.35
|
$5.35
IQD7,005
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD59.75
|
$6.88
IQD9,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.32
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.73
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.07
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.30
|
$2.39
IQD3,122
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.44
|
$4.86
IQD6,356
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.83
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.54
|
$1.99
IQD2,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.45
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.61
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.46
|
$0.29
IQD385
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.82
|
$0.30
IQD396
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.73
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.91
|
$1.73
IQD2,258
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD248.97
|
$22.94
IQD30,021
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD268,890.58
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,016,898
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD80.87
|
$18.29
IQD23,937
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD406.66
|
$40.82
IQD53,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,108.48
|
$562.97
IQD736,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,601.98
|
$291.49
IQD381,394
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD319.22
|
$113.11
IQD147,993
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,349.10
|
$143.70
IQD188,017
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,501.77
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,948,467
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.84
|
$2.15
IQD2,809
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.30
|
$2.65
IQD3,464
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.84
|
$2.20
IQD2,877
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD261.41
|
$31.02
IQD40,590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD64.73
|
$7.65
IQD10,007
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD639.17
|
$29.44
IQD38,521
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD460.60
|
$30.82
IQD40,326
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD935.65
|
$46.25
IQD60,509
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,001.77
|
$43.06
IQD56,340
|
|
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