Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.8 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
$59.37
€55.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
$816.29
€765.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
$529.47
€496.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
$41.71
€39.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
$94.21
€88.35
|
|
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