Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 37.2% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Castries, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 65.1% less for transportation
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
|
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