Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 29.6% cheaper than Baghdad.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,017
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,022
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD548
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD251
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,125
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,128
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,367
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,609
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,262
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,075
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,059,869
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,980
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,502
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,925
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD382,076
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,258
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,353
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,953,743
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,815
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,470
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,882
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,663
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,025
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,590
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,398
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,618
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,440
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
|
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