Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 90.1% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD609
|
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD395
|
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD383
|
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
|
pay 33.7% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
|
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