Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 28.0% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL999
|
$5.35
IQD7,008
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL734
|
$6.88
IQD9,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL564
|
$2.39
IQD3,124
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL701
|
$4.86
IQD6,359
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
$1.82
IQD2,388
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL335
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL103
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL721
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,598
|
$22.94
IQD30,035
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,527
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,028,347
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
$18.29
IQD23,948
|
|
pay 38.8% more for housing
Tirana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
$40.82
IQD53,432
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,750
|
$562.97
IQD736,958
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,328
|
$291.49
IQD381,576
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,234
|
$113.11
IQD148,064
|
|
pay 46.3% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,838
|
$143.70
IQD188,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL450,620
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,873
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL250
|
$2.15
IQD2,811
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL168
|
$2.65
IQD3,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
$31.02
IQD40,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL799
|
$7.65
IQD10,012
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
$29.44
IQD38,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
$30.82
IQD40,345
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,857
|
$46.25
IQD60,538
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,682
|
$43.06
IQD56,367
|
|
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