Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 15.5% cheaper than Baghdad.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,013
|
$4.19
₹352.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,017
|
$4.19
₹352.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.43
₹36.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.19
₹16.20
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,124
|
$0.53
₹44.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,126
|
$2.40
₹201.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,364
|
$2.87
₹241.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,390
|
$1.12
₹94.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,607
|
$1.62
₹136.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.91
₹76.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.38
₹31.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.47
₹39.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.25
₹20.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.16
₹13.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.20
₹16.95
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,261
|
$4.49
₹377.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,057
|
$11.98
₹1,007.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,045,819
|
$14,378.06
₹1,208,755.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,966
|
$2.52
₹211.53
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,471
|
$8.22
₹690.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,494
|
$257.61
₹21,656.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,853
|
$147.09
₹12,366.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,171
|
$50.99
₹4,287.03
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,243
|
$92.34
₹7,762.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,952,018
|
$1,986.57
₹167,009.73
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,813
|
$1.80
₹151.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,468
|
$2.08
₹174.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,880
|
$4.19
₹352.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,639
|
$23.02
₹1,935.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,019
|
$4.79
₹402.92
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,568
|
$31.38
₹2,638.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,374
|
$36.88
₹3,100.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,582
|
$49.59
₹4,169.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,408
|
$36.96
₹3,107.59
|
|
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