Cost of living comparison
Bern is 6.3 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Bern instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 9.8 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD609
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD395
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD383
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 17.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
|
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