Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 59.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 56.8% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.48
|
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.41
|
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.69
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.56
|
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.37
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 60.1% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.77
|
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,169.93
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.92
|
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€43.04
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,684.97
|
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,478.14
|
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.89
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,618.30
|
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,768.99
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.27
|
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.46
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.13
|
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
|
pay 47.0% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€73.10
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.67
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.31
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€103.04
|
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
|
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