Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.6 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Italy instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD5,574
|
$14.35
€12.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
IQD8,081
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IQD534
|
$2.18
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD255
|
$1.09
€0.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
IQD939
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.08
IQD2,459
|
$6.40
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
IQD4,340
|
$4.35
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
IQD1,937
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
IQD2,024
|
$4.02
€3.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
IQD466
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD524
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IQD491
|
$0.86
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD334
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IQD307
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
IQD244
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
IQD1,654
|
$8.47
€7.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD27,114
|
$36.88
€32.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD16,816,215
|
$23,486.94
€20,595.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.09
IQD21,366
|
$16.94
€14.86
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.62
IQD58,597
|
$29.40
€25.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.65
IQD468,447
|
$560.05
€491.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.43
IQD288,671
|
$428.17
€375.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.12
IQD99,341
|
$132.43
€116.13
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.59
IQD162,498
|
$431.71
€378.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.95
IQD1,834,029
|
$9,518.89
€8,347.12
|
|
pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
IQD1,982
|
$4.48
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
IQD2,909
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
IQD2,020
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.51
IQD43,120
|
$48.62
€42.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD8,267
|
$8.84
€7.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.42
IQD31,203
|
$72.84
€63.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.37
IQD33,509
|
$34.55
€30.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.19
IQD55,736
|
$82.76
€72.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.80
IQD41,104
|
$107.74
€94.48
|
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