Cost of living comparison
Lima is 56.8% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Lima instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 64.4% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,014
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,018
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD251
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,124
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,127
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,364
|
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,390
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,607
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,261
|
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,061
|
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,048,678
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,969
|
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,478
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,582
|
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,899
|
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,189
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,265
|
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,952,369
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,813
|
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,468
|
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,881
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,644
|
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,020
|
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
|
pay 60.6% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,572
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,379
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,589
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,414
|
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
|
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