Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.6 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,013
|
$10.16
PLN40.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,017
|
$8.38
PLN33.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.81
PLN7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$1.70
PLN6.73
|
|
pay 73.1% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,124
|
$1.10
PLN4.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,126
|
$4.61
PLN18.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,364
|
$3.88
PLN15.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,390
|
$3.08
PLN12.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,607
|
$2.68
PLN10.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.74
PLN2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.85
PLN3.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$1.38
PLN5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.54
PLN2.12
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,261
|
$6.40
PLN25.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,057
|
$27.94
PLN110.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,045,819
|
$31,011.90
PLN122,847.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,966
|
$8.13
PLN32.20
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,471
|
$16.13
PLN63.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,494
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,391.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,853
|
$848.90
PLN3,362.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,171
|
$229.74
PLN910.09
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,243
|
$527.99
PLN2,091.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,952,018
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,798.57
|
|
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,813
|
$4.06
PLN16.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,468
|
$3.66
PLN14.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,880
|
$4.83
PLN19.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,639
|
$42.12
PLN166.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,019
|
$7.62
PLN30.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,568
|
$93.42
PLN370.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,374
|
$42.56
PLN168.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,582
|
$90.76
PLN359.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,408
|
$105.66
PLN418.55
|
|
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