Cost of living comparison

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Baghdad vs. Agana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Agana, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Agana
Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.79
IQD7,276
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.63
IQD11,596
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.38
IQD583

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Agana
Baghdad
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.81
IQD1,224
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $1.93
IQD2,931
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.02
IQD6,106

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Agana
Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $2.46
IQD3,731
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.90
IQD34,787
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $19,083.90
IQD29M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Agana
Baghdad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $42.17
IQD64,054
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $575.90
IQD875K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $365.77
IQD556K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Agana
Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $167.78
IQD255K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,458.96
IQD5M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Agana
Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.82
IQD5,798
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.11
IQD4,718
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.91
IQD2,899

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Agana
Baghdad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $28.84
IQD43,806
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $32.65
IQD49,604
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $68.76
IQD104K

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