Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 2.8 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
$118.75
BBD237.50
|
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