Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 2.8 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
$24.25
TOP58.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
$8.00
TOP19.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.60
TOP3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$1.18
TOP2.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
?? |
pay 59.3% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
$399.81
TOP965.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
$4.26
TOP10.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
$2.19
TOP5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
$7.68
TOP18.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
$29.85
TOP72.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
?? |
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