Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.7 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Italy instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,163
|
$15.74
€14.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,446
|
$9.09
€8.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$2.45
€2.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD966
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,846
|
$7.20
€6.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,103
|
$4.88
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,184
|
$3.14
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,454
|
$4.47
€4.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD535
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD375
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,730
|
$8.02
€7.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,977
|
$38.40
€35.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,591,709
|
$25,887.08
€23,649.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,579
|
$18.65
€17.04
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,655
|
$30.75
€28.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,000
|
$608.10
€555.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,738
|
$488.80
€446.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,277
|
$151.72
€138.60
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,441
|
$459.30
€419.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,035
|
$9,604.44
€8,774.13
|
|
pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,611
|
$4.83
€4.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,061
|
$1.60
€1.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,240
|
$6.30
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,168
|
$51.79
€47.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,140
|
$9.32
€8.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,716
|
$80.37
€73.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,030
|
$36.54
€33.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,107
|
$89.56
€81.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,032
|
$114.84
€104.91
|
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