Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.7 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,014
|
$8.84
HK$68.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,018
|
$5.77
HK$44.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD251
|
$1.13
HK$8.77
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,124
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,127
|
$14.28
HK$111.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,364
|
$12.15
HK$94.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,390
|
$4.01
HK$31.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,607
|
$4.49
HK$34.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.68
HK$13.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.75
HK$13.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$1.47
HK$11.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$1.20
HK$9.33
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,261
|
$11.66
HK$90.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,061
|
$64.07
HK$499.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,048,678
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,524.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,969
|
$13.71
HK$106.89
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,478
|
$22.03
HK$171.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,582
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,119.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,899
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,600.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,189
|
$196.11
HK$1,528.77
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,265
|
$929.71
HK$7,247.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,952,369
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,670.84
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,813
|
$7.69
HK$59.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,468
|
$5.31
HK$41.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,881
|
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,644
|
$86.33
HK$672.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,020
|
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,572
|
$76.24
HK$594.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,379
|
$41.17
HK$320.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,589
|
$91.44
HK$712.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,414
|
$135.10
HK$1,053.18
|
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