Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.9 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Rome instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,163
|
$19.79
€18.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,446
|
$9.90
€9.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$2.26
€2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$1.21
€1.10
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD966
|
$1.78
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,846
|
$8.48
€7.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,103
|
$6.93
€6.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,184
|
$3.56
€3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,454
|
$4.84
€4.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD535
|
$1.11
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD375
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.79
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,730
|
$7.67
€7.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,977
|
$38.48
€35.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,591,709
|
$27,486.24
€25,110.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,579
|
$15.39
€14.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,655
|
$30.43
€27.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,000
|
$1,171.91
€1,070.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,738
|
$773.95
€707.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,277
|
$173.31
€158.33
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,441
|
$531.12
€485.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,035
|
$8,734.44
€7,979.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,611
|
$5.50
€5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,061
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,240
|
$6.60
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,168
|
$56.27
€51.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,140
|
$9.90
€9.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,716
|
$85.59
€78.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,030
|
$36.33
€33.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,107
|
$97.35
€88.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,032
|
$123.90
€113.19
|
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