Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.0 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Germany instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD5,574
|
$11.21
€9.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
IQD8,081
|
$8.50
€7.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IQD534
|
$2.44
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD255
|
$2.21
€1.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
IQD939
|
$1.83
€1.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.08
IQD2,459
|
$5.97
€5.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
IQD4,340
|
$3.56
€3.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
IQD1,937
|
$2.46
€2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
IQD2,024
|
$3.30
€2.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
IQD466
|
$1.12
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD524
|
$0.75
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IQD491
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD334
|
$0.48
€0.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IQD307
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
IQD244
|
$0.45
€0.39
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
IQD1,654
|
$8.64
€7.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD27,114
|
$69.44
€60.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD16,816,215
|
$24,945.52
€21,874.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.09
IQD21,366
|
$20.35
€17.85
|
|
pay 75.4% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.62
IQD58,597
|
$34.76
€30.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.65
IQD468,447
|
$719.63
€631.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.43
IQD288,671
|
$553.10
€485.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.12
IQD99,341
|
$188.33
€165.15
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.59
IQD162,498
|
$311.61
€273.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.95
IQD1,834,029
|
$11,436.42
€10,028.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
IQD1,982
|
$3.77
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
IQD2,909
|
$2.98
€2.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
IQD2,020
|
$7.17
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.51
IQD43,120
|
$31.39
€27.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD8,267
|
$11.49
€10.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.42
IQD31,203
|
$76.52
€67.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.37
IQD33,509
|
$37.26
€32.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.19
IQD55,736
|
$83.11
€72.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.80
IQD41,104
|
$106.62
€93.50
|
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