Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 2.7 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$1.96
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 93.2% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
$38.99
€36.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
$774.70
€718.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
$602.14
€558.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
$609.18
€565.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
|
pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
$2.85
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
$41.90
€38.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 93.7% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
$104.95
€97.36
|
|
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