Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 45.7% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Athens, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
|
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