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Baghdad vs. Dili Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 34.8% cheaper than Dili.

Restaurants: pay 44.8% less in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 38.5% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 46.8% less in Baghdad
Housing: pay 32.5% less in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 77.8% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% more in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Baghdad

Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Dili Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.8% less for restaurants

	Dili	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$4.38 IQD5,739	-12.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$7.58 IQD9,936	-5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58	$0.38 IQD499	-76.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42	$0.21 IQD269	-85.5%
Average			-44.8%

Dili vs. Baghdad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

	Dili	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$3.00	$0.83 IQD1,084	-72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$2.28 IQD2,981	+127.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.27	$4.75 IQD6,217	-48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$1.69 IQD2,217	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$2.06 IQD2,704	-52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59	$0.56 IQD736	-64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.50 IQD656	-39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.46 IQD596	-49.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.33 IQD431	-71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.30 IQD391	-67.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57	$0.30 IQD387	-47.9%
Average			-38.5%

Dili vs. Baghdad - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.8% less for transportation

	Dili	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$2.06 IQD2,697	-61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.75 IQD29,807
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$18,202.83 IQD23,845,840
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50	$15.93 IQD20,865	-32.2%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 32.5% less for housing

	Dili	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$41.71 IQD54,647
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.00	$412.41 IQD540,257	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$866.67	$284.42 IQD372,591	-67.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$152.68 IQD200,007	+33.1%
Average			-32.5%

Dili vs. Baghdad - Cost of housing

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pay 77.8% less for childcare

	Dili	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$178.78 IQD234,200
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$3,548.47 IQD4,648,519	-77.8%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Dili	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00	$3.79 IQD4,968	+89.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83	$3.15 IQD4,121	-17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.75	$2.09 IQD2,732	-24.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$44.30 IQD58,036	-11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50	$7.58 IQD9,936	+37.9%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Dili	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$29.20 IQD38,253	-51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$36.03 IQD47,195	+20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$68.68 IQD89,974	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$44.75 IQD58,622	-25.4%
Average			-17.7%

Dili vs. Baghdad - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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