Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 63.5% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
$3.41
RM16.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.68
RM3.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 89.4% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$0.83
RM3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
$5.36
RM25.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
$6.60
RM31.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
$1.83
RM8.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$1.85
RM8.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$1.24
RM5.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.67
RM3.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$1.25
RM5.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$0.66
RM3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.42
RM2.03
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$1.79
RM8.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
$11.36
RM54.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
$36,338.86
RM173,845.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
$10.22
RM48.89
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
$26.82
RM128.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
$485.21
RM2,321.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
$292.86
RM1,401.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
$40.43
RM193.40
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
$252.56
RM1,208.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
$7,785.60
RM37,246.31
|
|
pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$3.86
RM18.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
$2.84
RM13.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
$43.83
RM209.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
$4.54
RM21.73
|
|
pay 59.6% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
$48.44
RM231.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
$30.56
RM146.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
$67.98
RM325.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
$72.95
RM348.99
|
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