Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.0 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Austria instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,159
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,439
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD966
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,844
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,100
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,183
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,452
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD500
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD535
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD375
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD362
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,729
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,959
|
$48.12
€45.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,580,617
|
$25,940.65
€24,325.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,565
|
$19.81
€18.57
|
|
pay 80.6% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,614
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD550,671
|
$743.38
€697.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,543
|
$621.91
€583.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,201
|
$222.11
€208.29
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,337
|
$416.59
€390.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,219,710
|
$8,210.34
€7,699.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,610
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,059
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,238
|
$6.20
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,142
|
$41.56
€38.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,134
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,696
|
$75.76
€71.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,008
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,070
|
$85.33
€80.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,004
|
$110.53
€103.65
|
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