Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.2 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Athens instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,998
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,997
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD555
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 97.4% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,154
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,133
|
$6.59
€6.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,756
|
$6.29
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,397
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,923
|
$4.89
€4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD677
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD678
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD612
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD391
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,350
|
$7.64
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,990
|
$30.01
€28.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,992,268
|
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,993
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,383
|
$32.55
€30.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD584,384
|
$634.68
€592.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD348,131
|
$557.32
€519.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,861
|
$153.41
€143.13
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,965
|
$463.20
€432.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,529,152
|
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
|
pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,999
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,811
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,999
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,998
|
$49.36
€46.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,997
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,838
|
$86.11
€80.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,829
|
$38.32
€35.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,365
|
$93.75
€87.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,473
|
$115.38
€107.65
|
|
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