Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.1 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Austria instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,014
|
$15.33
€13.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,018
|
$10.30
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$2.98
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD251
|
$2.26
€2.04
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,124
|
$2.50
€2.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,127
|
$8.22
€7.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,364
|
$5.57
€5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,390
|
$4.01
€3.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,607
|
$5.79
€5.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.16
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.30
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$1.84
€1.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,261
|
$6.51
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,061
|
$49.62
€44.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,048,678
|
$26,063.58
€23,486.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,969
|
$19.69
€17.74
|
|
pay 79.0% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,478
|
$36.32
€32.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,582
|
$871.49
€785.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,899
|
$685.35
€617.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,189
|
$267.95
€241.46
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,265
|
$469.56
€423.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,952,369
|
$14,286.41
€12,873.91
|
|
pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,813
|
$4.59
€4.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,468
|
$3.54
€3.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,881
|
$6.46
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,644
|
$44.34
€39.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,020
|
$12.69
€11.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,572
|
$85.15
€76.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,379
|
$46.34
€41.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,589
|
$89.08
€80.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,414
|
$125.31
€112.92
|
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