Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Brazil

Brasilia vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 21.0% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 80.7% more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 62.4% more in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 44.2% more in Brasilia
Housing: pay 27.2% less in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 56.4% more in Brasilia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Brasilia are more expensive than in Baghdad. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Brasilia. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brasilia.

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Brasilia vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brasilia instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 80.7% more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.79 IQD7,272	$8.96 R$45.35	+87.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 IQD11,589	$8.46 R$42.84	+10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD583	$1.49 R$7.56	+288.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IQD362	$0.95 R$4.81	+298.0%
Average			+80.7%

Baghdad vs. Brasilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.4% more for groceries

	Baghdad	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 IQD1,223	$2.06 R$10.45	+156.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 IQD2,930	$5.88 R$29.77	+204.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 IQD6,102	$4.06 R$20.57	+1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 IQD2,881	$2.48 R$12.54	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.14 IQD3,254	$1.83 R$9.24	-14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 IQD789	$1.10 R$5.59	+112.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD745	$0.68 R$3.46	+39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 IQD730	$0.60 R$3.05	+25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 IQD526	$0.75 R$3.82	+117.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD453	$0.55 R$2.76	+83.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD460	$0.48 R$2.44	+59.1%
Average			+62.4%

Baghdad vs. Brasilia - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 IQD3,729	$4.94 R$25.02	+101.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.90 IQD34,768	$36.03 R$182.43	+57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,083.90 IQD29M	$23,669.59 R$120K	+24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50 IQD22,020	$8.24 R$41.73	-43.2%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 27.2% less for housing

	Baghdad	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.17 IQD64,020	$22.23 R$112.52	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.90 IQD874K	$503.69 R$2,549.95	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$365.77 IQD555K	$275.14 R$1,392.90	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.12 IQD249K	$74.47 R$376.99	-54.6%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Baghdad	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.78 IQD255K	$826.32 R$4,183.22	+392.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,458.96 IQD5M	$16,972.69 R$85,924.26	+390.7%
Average			+391.6%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 IQD5,795	$2.39 R$12.09	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.11 IQD4,716	$2.66 R$13.45	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 IQD2,897	$2.48 R$12.58	+30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.95 IQD71,275	$33.99 R$172.07	-27.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.73 IQD16,283	$7.96 R$40.32	-25.7%
Average			-22.4%

Baghdad vs. Brasilia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.4% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.84 IQD43,782	$56.09 R$283.94	+94.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.65 IQD49,577	$44.24 R$223.96	+35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.76 IQD104K	$85.37 R$432.17	+24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.35 IQD73,400	$88.39 R$447.47	+82.8%
Average			+56.4%

Baghdad vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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