Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 4.9 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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