Cost of living comparison
London is 5.1 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in London instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,168
|
$21.12
£16.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,455
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$2.30
£1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$1.75
£1.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,848
|
$4.08
£3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,107
|
$5.80
£4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,186
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$3.80
£3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$8.25
£6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,003
|
$198.74
£159.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,607,682
|
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,599
|
$22.83
£18.33
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,713
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,474
|
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,020
|
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,387
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
|
pay 13.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,591
|
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,222,943
|
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$7.45
£5.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,064
|
$4.25
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,206
|
$56.73
£45.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,148
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,745
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,062
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,162
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,073
|
$120.19
£96.48
|
|
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