Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 37.2% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 37.2% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
|
pay 76.9% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
|
pay 57.8% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
|
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