Cost of living comparison

compared to

Tehran is 33.9% more expensive than Baghdad.

If you lived in Tehran instead of Baghdad, you would:

pay 84.7% more for restaurants

 
Baghdad
Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.72
IQD6,156
$4.00
IRR168,140
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
IQD10,433
$4.40
IRR184,954
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
IQD668
$0.92
IRR38,596

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

 
Baghdad
Tehran
Bread
1 loaf
$0.74
IQD965
$0.52
IRR21,718
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.18
IQD2,843
$2.11
IRR88,594
Milk (1 gallon) $3.91
IQD5,097
$2.81
IRR118,064

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pay 88.1% more for transportation

 
Baghdad
Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.33
IQD1,728
$2.73
IRR114,876
Monthly public transit pass $22.96
IQD29,942
$13.14
IRR552,360
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $14,238.96
IQD18,569,808
$67,000.00
IRR2,816,345,000

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pay 15.0% less for housing

 
Baghdad
Tehran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.82
IQD67,575
$13.61
IRR572,041
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $422.00
IQD550,351
$541.99
IRR22,782,372
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $251.01
IQD327,352
$422.67
IRR17,766,849

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pay 1.2% less for childcare

 
Baghdad
Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $133.60
IQD174,236
$130.51
IRR5,485,923
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,701.04
IQD2,218,419
$1,698.11
IRR71,380,142

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pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Baghdad
Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
IQD2,608
$1.00
IRR42,035
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.34
IQD3,058
$1.49
IRR62,591
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.72
IQD2,237
$2.96
IRR124,277

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Baghdad
Tehran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.82
IQD33,676
$43.43
IRR1,825,750
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.36
IQD36,987
$44.92
IRR1,888,124
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$48.33
IQD63,033
$137.62
IRR5,784,951

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