Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 2.0 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 79.6% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
$29.23
€27.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$441.52
€409.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$325.02
€301.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
$86.56
€80.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
$186.91
€173.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
$5,827.08
€5,406.08
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$2.20
€2.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
$36.48
€33.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
$80.02
€74.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
$84.38
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
|
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