Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 20.2% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,442
|
$4.72
IQD6,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,813
|
$8.00
IQD10,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,775
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,592
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,201
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,225
|
$2.18
IQD2,847
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,140
|
$3.91
IQD5,105
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,086
|
$1.67
IQD2,185
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,062
|
$1.88
IQD2,455
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,442
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,915
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,547
|
$0.29
IQD375
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,764
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$1.33
IQD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$22.96
IQD29,990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,599,761
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$18.06
IQD23,589
|
|
pay 47.1% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$51.82
IQD67,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$422.00
IQD551,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA856,963
|
$251.01
IQD327,880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$98.24
IQD128,333
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$133.60
IQD174,517
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,997
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
$2.00
IQD2,613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
$2.34
IQD3,062
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$1.72
IQD2,241
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$33.83
IQD44,187
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$7.00
IQD9,144
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$25.82
IQD33,730
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$28.36
IQD37,046
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$48.33
IQD63,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$36.02
IQD47,053
|
|
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