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Baghdad vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 77.1% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% more in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in Baghdad
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 68.8% more in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% more in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 26.5% more in Baghdad

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Baghdad are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Kathmandu, you would:

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pay 39.8% more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.76 NPR260.20	$4.38 IQD5,739	+148.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 NPR936.73	$7.58 IQD9,935	+19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 NPR80.06	$0.38 IQD499	-29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 NPR25.14	$0.21 IQD269	+20.7%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 NPR81.00	$0.83 IQD1,084	+50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 NPR663.79	$2.28 IQD2,980	-49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 NPR466.12	$4.75 IQD6,216	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 NPR261.05	$1.69 IQD2,217	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR207.09	$2.06 IQD2,704	+47.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 NPR143.78	$0.56 IQD736	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 NPR66.92	$0.50 IQD656	+10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 NPR80.17	$0.46 IQD596	-16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 NPR44.40	$0.33 IQD431	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR32.29	$0.30 IQD391	+36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR43.06	$0.30 IQD387	+1.4%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.57 NPR674.87	$2.06 IQD2,697	-54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.57 NPR1,561.22	$22.75 IQD29,805	+115.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,715.30 NPR5M	$18,202.83 IQD24M	-42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.39 NPR1,977.54	$15.93 IQD20,863	+18.9%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.25 NPR1,218.22	$41.71 IQD54,642	+405.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.99 NPR26,579.79	$412.41 IQD540K	+129.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.92 NPR13,869.93	$284.42 IQD373K	+202.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,531.87	$152.68 IQD200K	+538.4%
Average			+319.0%

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pay 68.8% more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$80.28 NPR11,856.19	$178.78 IQD234K	+122.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,085.67 NPR456K	$3,548.47 IQD5M	+15.0%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 NPR385.10	$3.79 IQD4,968	+45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 NPR263.48	$3.15 IQD4,120	+76.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 NPR416.32	$2.09 IQD2,732	-26.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.82 NPR3,222.51	$44.30 IQD58,032	+103.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.17 NPR468.36	$7.58 IQD9,935	+139.1%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.91 NPR3,382.63	$29.20 IQD38,250	+27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.63 NPR3,931.95	$36.03 IQD47,191	+35.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.89 NPR8,400.83	$68.68 IQD89,967	+20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.56 NPR5,399.20	$44.75 IQD58,617	+22.4%
Average			+26.5%

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