Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 15.9% cheaper than Baghdad.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Baghdad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Baghdad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 14.8% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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