Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.4 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Athens instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,017
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,022
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD548
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD251
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,125
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,128
|
$6.88
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,367
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,609
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,262
|
$7.66
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,075
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,059,869
|
$27,399.57
€25,558.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,980
|
$12.13
€11.31
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,502
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,925
|
$630.26
€587.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD382,076
|
$532.87
€497.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,258
|
$165.03
€153.95
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,353
|
$482.99
€450.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,953,743
|
$10,389.46
€9,691.50
|
|
pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,815
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,470
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,882
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,663
|
$46.52
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,025
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,590
|
$89.99
€83.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,398
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,618
|
$95.37
€88.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,440
|
$116.71
€108.87
|
|
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