Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.6 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 |
$5.35
IQD7,017
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,022
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD548
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD251
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,125
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,128
|
$6.93
€6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,367
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,609
|
$5.10
€4.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,262
|
$7.44
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,075
|
$37.90
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,059,869
|
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,980
|
$17.87
€16.67
|
|
pay 71.2% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,502
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,925
|
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD382,076
|
$721.77
€673.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,258
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,353
|
$516.83
€482.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,953,743
|
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
|
pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,815
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,470
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,882
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,663
|
$62.20
€58.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,025
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 86.2% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,590
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,398
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,618
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,440
|
$103.39
€96.45
|
|
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