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
IQD7,017
|
$4.03
PEN15.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,022
|
$6.18
PEN23.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD548
|
$0.86
PEN3.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD251
|
$0.55
PEN2.09
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,125
|
$2.33
PEN8.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,128
|
$3.60
PEN13.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,367
|
$4.93
PEN18.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$2.67
PEN10.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,609
|
$2.37
PEN9.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$0.80
PEN3.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.46
PEN1.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.48
PEN1.86
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,262
|
$5.61
PEN21.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,075
|
$20.86
PEN79.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,059,869
|
$21,497.63
PEN82,441.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,980
|
$20.42
PEN78.32
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,502
|
$29.05
PEN111.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,925
|
$557.54
PEN2,138.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD382,076
|
$362.83
PEN1,391.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,258
|
$47.53
PEN182.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,353
|
$250.81
PEN961.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,953,743
|
$7,392.79
PEN28,350.78
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,815
|
$2.15
PEN8.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,470
|
$2.66
PEN10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,882
|
$5.37
PEN20.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,663
|
$30.70
PEN117.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,025
|
$6.72
PEN25.76
|
|
pay 60.6% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,590
|
$43.97
PEN168.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,398
|
$31.91
PEN122.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,618
|
$81.88
PEN314.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,440
|
$91.53
PEN351.02
|
|
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