Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 3.1 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,017
|
$15.24
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,022
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD548
|
$3.08
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD251
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,125
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,128
|
$6.94
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,367
|
$4.68
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,609
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,262
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,075
|
$53.34
€49.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,059,869
|
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,980
|
$25.46
€23.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,502
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,925
|
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD382,076
|
$988.74
€922.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,258
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,353
|
$209.09
€195.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,953,743
|
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,815
|
$4.90
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,470
|
$4.05
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,882
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,663
|
$37.56
€35.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,025
|
$13.33
€12.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,590
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,398
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,618
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,440
|
$144.43
€134.73
|
|
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