Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 64.5% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD609
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD395
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD383
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 37.8% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 71.5% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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