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Moscow vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 67.0% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 87.5% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 30.5% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 33.0% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Moscow are more expensive than in Baghdad. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 87.5% more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 IQD6,967	$9.19 RUB826.78	+72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 IQD9,953	$5.10 RUB459.32	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 IQD553	$1.07 RUB96.49	+154.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 IQD249	$0.49 RUB43.67	+155.7%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

	Baghdad	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 IQD1,149	$0.62 RUB55.67	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.38 IQD3,120	$4.41 RUB396.51	+85.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 IQD6,726	$3.57 RUB320.99	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IQD2,387	$1.52 RUB136.74	-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 IQD2,911	$1.99 RUB178.68	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD674	$0.68 RUB60.94	+31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD675	$0.67 RUB60.06	+29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD609	$0.72 RUB64.39	+54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD404	$1.12 RUB101.10	+265.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD389	$0.25 RUB22.43	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD379	$0.21 RUB18.83	-27.7%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.78 IQD2,340	$2.22 RUB199.62	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.77 IQD29,860	$28.58 RUB2,572.21	+25.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,213.31 IQD23,888,247	$30,621.85 RUB2,755,938.70	+68.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 IQD20,902	$5.82 RUB523.63	-63.5%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 33.0% more for housing

	Baghdad	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.21 IQD46,182	$6.38 RUB574.05	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$443.62 IQD581,850	$960.52 RUB86,445.94	+116.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.28 IQD346,622	$583.26 RUB52,493.13	+120.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.01 IQD148,215	$86.66 RUB7,799.28	-23.3%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Baghdad	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.43 IQD213,037	$466.53 RUB41,987.54	+187.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,438.23 IQD4,509,516	$10,413.52 RUB937,207.34	+202.9%
Average			+195.1%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 IQD2,986	$3.06 RUB275.59	+34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 IQD3,795	$2.52 RUB227.20	-12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 IQD2,986	$2.45 RUB220.48	+7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.60 IQD38,829	$32.34 RUB2,910.45	+9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,953	$5.10 RUB459.32	-32.7%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Baghdad	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.72 IQD37,674	$81.16 RUB7,303.91	+182.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.03 IQD44,635	$42.31 RUB3,807.67	+24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.01 IQD80,016	$108.95 RUB9,805.63	+78.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.35 IQD54,237	$101.97 RUB9,177.20	+146.6%
Average			+108.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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