Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 21.7% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 33.9% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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