Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.1 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 83.6% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,163
|
$8.62
₽769.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,446
|
$4.93
₽439.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$1.02
₽91.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.57
₽50.96
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD966
|
$0.69
₽61.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,846
|
$5.18
₽462.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,103
|
$4.02
₽358.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,184
|
$1.42
₽126.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,454
|
$2.00
₽178.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.62
₽55.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.53
₽47.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD535
|
$0.70
₽62.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD375
|
$1.40
₽125.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.27
₽24.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.26
₽23.60
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,730
|
$2.47
₽220.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,977
|
$30.79
₽2,748.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,591,709
|
$30,787.49
₽2,748,707.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,579
|
$3.94
₽351.83
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,655
|
$6.45
₽575.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,000
|
$860.20
₽76,798.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,738
|
$497.14
₽44,385.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,277
|
$90.59
₽8,087.72
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,441
|
$487.67
₽43,539.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,035
|
$9,121.01
₽814,323.93
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,611
|
$3.08
₽274.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,061
|
$2.57
₽229.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,240
|
$2.52
₽224.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,168
|
$38.25
₽3,414.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,140
|
$6.16
₽549.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,716
|
$94.24
₽8,413.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,030
|
$45.95
₽4,102.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,107
|
$106.61
₽9,517.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,032
|
$132.25
₽11,807.66
|
|
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