Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 2.4 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 91.3% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£128.72
|
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.93
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.72
|
$0.20
IQD258
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.75
|
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£115.62
|
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.79
|
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.31
|
$0.38
IQD504
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.50
|
$0.44
IQD584
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.60
|
$0.41
IQD539
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.03
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.70
|
$0.28
IQD365
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.80
|
$0.24
IQD318
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.72
|
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£381.55
|
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£88.31
|
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
|
pay 64.6% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.24
|
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.29
|
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£726.50
|
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£149.69
|
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
|
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