Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 55.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Baghdad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
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