Cost of living comparison
Russia is 39.9% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Russia instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 49.2% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,168
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,455
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,848
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,107
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,186
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,003
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,607,682
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,599
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,713
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,474
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,020
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,387
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,591
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,222,943
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,064
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,206
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,148
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 95.8% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,745
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,062
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,162
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,073
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
|
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