Cost of living comparison
Manila is 88.6% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Manila instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,014
|
$5.21
₱291.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,018
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.95
₱53.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD251
|
$0.48
₱27.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,124
|
$1.33
₱74.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,127
|
$4.28
₱238.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,364
|
$6.97
₱389.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,390
|
$2.08
₱115.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,607
|
$2.27
₱127.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.48
₱82.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.77
₱42.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.53
₱85.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.97
₱54.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$1.09
₱60.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$1.37
₱76.56
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,261
|
$4.31
₱240.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,061
|
$10.12
₱565.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,048,678
|
$26,066.56
₱1,455,947.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,969
|
$2.66
₱148.51
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,478
|
$28.90
₱1,614.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,582
|
$465.25
₱25,986.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,899
|
$244.37
₱13,649.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,189
|
$96.97
₱5,416.31
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,265
|
$499.25
₱27,885.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,952,369
|
$14,398.67
₱804,237.79
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,813
|
$1.22
₱67.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,468
|
$2.95
₱164.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,881
|
$2.95
₱165.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,644
|
$41.83
₱2,336.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,020
|
$6.52
₱363.99
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,572
|
$33.02
₱1,844.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,379
|
$27.26
₱1,522.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,589
|
$73.19
₱4,088.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,414
|
$64.44
₱3,599.35
|
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