Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.5 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,168
|
$9.33
zł37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,455
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$1.61
zł6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$1.47
zł5.92
|
|
pay 75.1% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,848
|
$4.21
zł16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,107
|
$3.58
zł14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,186
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$2.59
zł10.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.66
zł2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.74
zł2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.34
zł5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.37
zł1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.39
zł1.56
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$6.19
zł24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,003
|
$25.65
zł103.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,607,682
|
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,599
|
$7.46
zł30.07
|
|
pay 78.4% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,713
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,474
|
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,020
|
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,387
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,591
|
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,222,943
|
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
|
pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$3.26
zł13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,064
|
$3.15
zł12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,206
|
$33.98
zł136.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,148
|
$6.99
zł28.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,745
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,062
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,162
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,073
|
$94.44
zł380.61
|
|
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