Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Zimbabwe

Harare vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 12.8% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% more in Harare
Groceries: pay 80.6% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 96.9% more in Harare
Housing: pay 33.2% less in Harare
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Harare
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Harare

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Harare are more expensive than in Baghdad. Expenses including housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Harare. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Harare.

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Harare vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Harare instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 47.9% more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.79 IQD7,272	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+108.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 IQD11,589	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	-24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD583	$0.96 ZWL308.58	+149.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IQD362	$0.47 ZWL151.05	+96.6%
Average			+47.9%

Baghdad vs. Harare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.6% more for groceries

	Baghdad	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 IQD1,223	$1.00 ZWL322.00	+24.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 IQD2,930	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	+197.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 IQD6,102	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	+42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 IQD2,881	$1.93 ZWL622.53	+1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.14 IQD3,254	$2.46 ZWL791.38	+14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 IQD789	$1.37 ZWL439.66	+162.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD745	$0.76 ZWL243.55	+54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 IQD730	$0.92 ZWL296.54	+91.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 IQD526	$0.70 ZWL226.23	+102.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD453	$0.78 ZWL251.62	+162.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD460	$0.80 ZWL257.47	+163.9%
Average			+80.6%

Baghdad vs. Harare - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.9% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 IQD3,729	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	+181.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.90 IQD34,768	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	+162.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,083.90 IQD29M	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	+15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50 IQD22,020	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+37.9%
Average			+96.9%

Baghdad vs. Harare - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.2% less for housing

	Baghdad	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.17 IQD64,020	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	+63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.90 IQD874K	$390.00 ZWL126K	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$365.77 IQD555K	$316.60 ZWL102K	-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.12 IQD249K	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	-76.1%
Average			-33.2%

Baghdad vs. Harare - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Baghdad	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.78 IQD255K	$433.79 ZWL140K	+158.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,458.96 IQD5M	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	+147.3%
Average			+152.9%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 IQD5,795	$1.25 ZWL402.50	-67.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.11 IQD4,716	$3.00 ZWL966.00	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 IQD2,897	$2.00 ZWL644.00	+4.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.95 IQD71,275	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	+2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.73 IQD16,283	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	-6.8%
Average			-21.2%

Baghdad vs. Harare - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Baghdad	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.84 IQD43,782	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.65 IQD49,577	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.76 IQD104K	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	-43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.35 IQD73,400	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	-16.5%
Average			-29.7%

Baghdad vs. Harare - Cost of clothing

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