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Kingstown vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 2.4 times more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 4.4 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 8.8% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 32.7% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 77.0% more in Kingstown

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

Kingstown vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.38 IQD5,730	$7.40 EC$20.00	+68.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.58 IQD9,920	$11.10 EC$30.00	+46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD498	$2.22 EC$6.00	+483.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 IQD269	$2.10 EC$5.67	+920.8%
Average			+379.8%

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pay 4.4 times more for groceries

	Baghdad	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 IQD1,082	$2.04 EC$5.50	+146.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 IQD2,976	$5.79 EC$15.65	+154.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 IQD6,207	$12.14 EC$32.81	+155.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,213	$4.60 EC$12.44	+171.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 IQD2,700	$2.19 EC$5.91	+5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 IQD734	$3.99 EC$10.78	+610.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD655	$1.31 EC$3.54	+161.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD596	$4.02 EC$10.87	+783.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 IQD430	$2.39 EC$6.45	+625.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD390	$1.78 EC$4.81	+496.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD387	$1.47 EC$3.98	+398.2%
Average			+337.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Baghdad	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.06 IQD2,693	$11.87 EC$32.09	+476.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.75 IQD29,759	$49.95 EC$135.00	+119.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,202.83 IQD23,807,546	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	+108.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.93 IQD20,832	$25.90 EC$70.00	+62.6%
Average			+191.8%

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pay 8.8% less for housing

	Baghdad	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.71 IQD54,559	$55.50 EC$150.00	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.41 IQD539,390	$333.02 EC$900.00	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.42 IQD371,993	$323.77 EC$875.00	+13.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.68 IQD199,686	$56.59 EC$152.94	-62.9%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 32.7% less for childcare

	Baghdad	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.78 IQD233,824	$120.26 EC$325.00	-32.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,548.47 IQD4,641,054	??
Average			-32.7%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.79 IQD4,960	$1.85 EC$5.00	-51.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.15 IQD4,114	$4.07 EC$11.00	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 IQD2,728	$4.07 EC$11.00	+95.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 IQD57,943	$32.38 EC$87.50	-26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 IQD9,920	$4.63 EC$12.50	-39.0%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 77.0% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.20 IQD38,191	$64.75 EC$175.00	+121.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.03 IQD47,119	$61.98 EC$167.50	+72.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.68 IQD89,829	$74.00 EC$200.00	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.75 IQD58,527	$92.51 EC$250.00	+106.7%
Average			+77.0%

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