Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 55.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.31
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.70
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.24
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 61.4% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.77
|
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.60
|
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.54
|
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.30
|
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,794.67
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.46
|
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.84
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,258.96
|
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€933.23
|
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€255.14
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.50
|
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,365.89
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.38
|
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.98
|
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.70
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.41
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.71
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.44
|
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
|
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