Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 2.1 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 83.5% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
?? | |
pay 4.8% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
?? | |
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Baghdad
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
?? | |
pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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