Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 54.2% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 45.1% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,168
|
$3.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,455
|
$6.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,848
|
$2.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,107
|
$3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,186
|
$1.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$2.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$2.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,003
|
$17.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,607,682
|
$24,150.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,599
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,713
|
$36.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,474
|
$339.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,020
|
$251.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,387
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,591
|
$214.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,222,943
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$1.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,064
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,206
|
$35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,148
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 90.6% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,745
|
$54.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,062
|
$42.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,162
|
$91.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,073
|
$77.33
|
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