Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 2.6% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Gaborone
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 94.4% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Gaborone
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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