Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 52.1% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.38
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.97
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.91
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.38
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.61
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.47
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.01
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.33
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.77
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.18
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.31
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪226.22
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.80
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.15
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪306.99
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.24
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 60.2% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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