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
IQD6,156
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,433
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD668
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD965
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,843
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,097
|
$4.88
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,182
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,451
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD500
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD580
|
$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
IQD362
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,728
|
$8.02
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,942
|
$38.40
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,569,808
|
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,551
|
$18.65
€17.17
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,575
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD550,351
|
$608.10
€560.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,352
|
$488.80
€450.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,126
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,236
|
$459.30
€422.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,218,419
|
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
|
pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,608
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,058
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,237
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,116
|
$51.79
€47.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,129
|
$9.32
€8.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,676
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD36,987
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,033
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD46,977
|
$114.84
€105.76
|
|
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