Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 50.7% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
Douglas
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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