Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 37.1% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Baghdad
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
|
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