Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 52.0% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Germany, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Germany
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
|
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