Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 2.5 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
|
pay 31.7% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
|
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