Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 46.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Italy, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
Italy
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Italy
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Italy
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
|
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