Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 2.8 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 53.3% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
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