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Baghdad vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 25.1% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% less in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 41.4% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 12.8% more in Baghdad
Housing: pay 51.3% more in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 74.4% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 42.6% less in Baghdad

The cost of housing and transportation in Baghdad are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 61.9% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.80 RON61.57	$4.38 IQD5,739	-68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON35.92	$7.58 IQD9,935	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON10.15	$0.38 IQD499	-83.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.58	$0.21 IQD269	-90.4%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 41.4% less for groceries

	Bucharest	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 RON6.44	$0.83 IQD1,084	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 RON22.24	$2.28 IQD2,980	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 RON29.75	$4.75 IQD6,216	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 RON16.15	$1.69 IQD2,217	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 RON15.09	$2.06 IQD2,704	-39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.87	$0.56 IQD736	-12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.51	$0.50 IQD656	-36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.58	$0.46 IQD596	-43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 RON5.29	$0.33 IQD431	-72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.07	$0.30 IQD391	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.10	$0.30 IQD387	-37.1%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON28.37	$2.06 IQD2,697	-67.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON102.62	$22.75 IQD29,805	-1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,745.54 RON128K	$18,202.83 IQD24M	-36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON27.71	$15.93 IQD20,863	+156.5%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 51.3% more for housing

	Bucharest	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 RON50.82	$41.71 IQD54,642	+266.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.24 RON2,888.39	$412.41 IQD540K	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.85 RON1,931.65	$284.42 IQD373K	-34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 RON622.97	$152.68 IQD200K	+9.4%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 74.4% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$664.86 RON2,967.02	$178.78 IQD234K	-73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,582.52 RON65,075.95	$3,548.47 IQD5M	-75.7%
Average			-74.4%

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON15.39	$3.79 IQD4,968	+9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 RON14.65	$3.15 IQD4,120	-4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 RON29.76	$2.09 IQD2,732	-68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.49 RON234.25	$44.30 IQD58,032	-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON41.05	$7.58 IQD9,935	-17.5%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 42.6% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.54 RON359.42	$29.20 IQD38,250	-63.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.47 RON202.93	$36.03 IQD47,191	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 RON419.38	$68.68 IQD89,967	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.75 RON489.78	$44.75 IQD58,617	-59.2%
Average			-42.6%

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