Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 5.8% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Bogota
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Bogota
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
Bogota
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
|
pay 70.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
|
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