Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 66.7% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 23.9% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.58
|
$4.72
IQD6,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.58
|
$8.00
IQD10,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.82
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.51
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Delhi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.31
|
$2.18
IQD2,847
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.47
|
$3.91
IQD5,105
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.21
|
$1.67
IQD2,185
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.41
|
$1.88
IQD2,455
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.37
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.37
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.39
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.21
|
$0.29
IQD375
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.36
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.87
|
$1.33
IQD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.81
|
$22.96
IQD29,990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,694.79
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,599,761
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.95
|
$18.06
IQD23,589
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.59
|
$51.82
IQD67,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,726.59
|
$422.00
IQD551,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,010.86
|
$251.01
IQD327,880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,575.96
|
$98.24
IQD128,333
|
|
pay 38.7% more for childcare
Delhi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,062.30
|
$133.60
IQD174,517
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,486.24
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,997
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.82
|
$2.00
IQD2,613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.32
|
$2.34
IQD3,062
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.40
|
$1.72
IQD2,241
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,758.15
|
$33.83
IQD44,187
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.53
|
$7.00
IQD9,144
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Delhi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,404.97
|
$25.82
IQD33,730
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,903.42
|
$28.36
IQD37,046
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,974.88
|
$48.33
IQD63,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,168.67
|
$36.02
IQD47,053
|
|
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