Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 98.2% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 67.5% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£155.73
|
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.16
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.01
|
$0.20
IQD258
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.03
|
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£164.56
|
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£115.35
|
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.13
|
$0.38
IQD504
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.34
|
$0.44
IQD584
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.56
|
$0.41
IQD539
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.50
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.20
|
$0.28
IQD365
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.81
|
$0.24
IQD318
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.24
|
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.41
|
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.87
|
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.04
|
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£953.00
|
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£186.88
|
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
|
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