Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 7.7% cheaper than Baghdad.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.49
₹40.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.21
₹17.51
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
$2.13
₹177.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
$2.82
₹235.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
$1.02
₹85.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$1.68
₹140.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.74
₹61.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.33
₹27.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.44
₹36.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$0.23
₹19.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.15
₹12.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.18
₹15.36
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$4.64
₹386.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
$12.22
₹1,018.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
$13,440.78
₹1,120,563.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
$2.57
₹213.93
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
$7.65
₹637.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
$236.59
₹19,724.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
$144.05
₹12,009.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
$42.89
₹3,575.54
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
$72.71
₹6,061.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
$1,816.81
₹151,468.43
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$1.83
₹152.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
$1.87
₹156.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$4.15
₹346.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
$21.09
₹1,757.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
$4.89
₹407.48
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
$28.84
₹2,404.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
$34.82
₹2,903.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
$47.67
₹3,974.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
$38.00
₹3,168.29
|
|
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