Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 56.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.72
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.13
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.15
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 78.4% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.62
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 47.8% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.61
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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