Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 62.6% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.56
|
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.20
IQD258
|
|
pay 58.5% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.80
|
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.92
|
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.51
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.38
IQD504
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.44
IQD584
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.41
IQD539
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.28
IQD365
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.24
IQD318
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.39
|
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.34
|
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,513.75
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.47
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,997.65
|
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,714.89
|
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.02
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,267.16
|
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,606.63
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.17
|
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.93
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.00
|
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.72
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.62
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.30
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.65
|
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
|
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