Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 17.0% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.10
|
$4.72
IQD6,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.59
|
$8.00
IQD10,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.67
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.45
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.29
|
$2.18
IQD2,847
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.05
|
$3.91
IQD5,105
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.93
|
$1.67
IQD2,185
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.42
|
$1.88
IQD2,455
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.43
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.42
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.28
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.47
|
$0.29
IQD375
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.93
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.76
|
$1.33
IQD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.76
|
$22.96
IQD29,990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON112,423.25
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,599,761
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.55
|
$18.06
IQD23,589
|
|
pay 97.8% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.73
|
$51.82
IQD67,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,353.41
|
$422.00
IQD551,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,650.39
|
$251.01
IQD327,880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON501.58
|
$98.24
IQD128,333
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,350.07
|
$133.60
IQD174,517
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,421.58
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,997
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.40
|
$2.00
IQD2,613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.40
|
$2.34
IQD3,062
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
$1.72
IQD2,241
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON217.28
|
$33.83
IQD44,187
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.77
|
$7.00
IQD9,144
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON333.86
|
$25.82
IQD33,730
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON194.19
|
$28.36
IQD37,046
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON357.85
|
$48.33
IQD63,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON452.02
|
$36.02
IQD47,053
|
|
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