Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 42.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 89.6% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 88.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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