Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.7 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,998
|
$21.44
€20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,997
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD555
|
$2.46
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,154
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,133
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,756
|
$5.32
€4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,397
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,923
|
$4.64
€4.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD677
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD678
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD612
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD391
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,350
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,990
|
$123.25
€114.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,992,268
|
$39,306.91
€36,672.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,993
|
$26.47
€24.70
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,383
|
$55.82
€52.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD584,384
|
$2,138.28
€1,994.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD348,131
|
$1,827.10
€1,704.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,861
|
$214.65
€200.26
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,965
|
$1,307.98
€1,220.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,529,152
|
$9,645.87
€8,999.27
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,999
|
$7.50
€7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,811
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,999
|
$17.68
€16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,998
|
$56.25
€52.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,997
|
$13.93
€13.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,838
|
$96.07
€89.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,829
|
$41.10
€38.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,365
|
$97.72
€91.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,473
|
$114.27
€106.61
|
|
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