Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.8 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 67.9% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
|
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