Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 52.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Austria, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.14
|
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 60.6% less for groceries
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.95
|
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.50
|
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.40
|
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.93
|
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.14
|
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.82
|
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.24
|
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
|
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