Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.8 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,042
|
$15.16
€13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,054
|
$10.32
€9.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD549
|
$2.71
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD252
|
$1.81
€1.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,129
|
$1.74
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,139
|
$7.67
€6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,390
|
$4.36
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,399
|
$3.02
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,618
|
$3.87
€3.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$1.14
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD387
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD399
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,270
|
$6.78
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,180
|
$54.15
€49.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,144,272
|
$36,133.87
€32,902.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD24,064
|
$14.65
€13.34
|
|
pay 93.6% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,690
|
$33.64
€30.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD740,514
|
$1,370.72
€1,248.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD383,417
|
$989.21
€900.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,778
|
$123.32
€112.29
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD189,014
|
$543.23
€494.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,964,104
|
$9,978.95
€9,086.64
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,824
|
$3.79
€3.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,482
|
$2.63
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,892
|
$6.12
€5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,806
|
$48.46
€44.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,060
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,726
|
$83.95
€76.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,540
|
$33.93
€30.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,830
|
$87.19
€79.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,638
|
$99.93
€91.00
|
|
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