Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 14.3% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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