Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 58.1% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD609
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD395
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD383
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 92.5% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
|
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