Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 4.0 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,166
|
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,450
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,847
|
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,105
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,185
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,455
|
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD375
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,731
|
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,990
|
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,599,761
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,589
|
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,684
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,239
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,880
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,333
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,517
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,997
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,613
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,062
|
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,241
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,187
|
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,144
|
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,730
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,046
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,135
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,053
|
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
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