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Baghdad vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 3.7% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 40.1% less in Baghdad
Housing: pay 7.0% more in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 26.5% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 97.9% more in Baghdad

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Baghdad are more expensive than in Kigali. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Baghdad. Notably, entertainment and sports and clothing are significantly more expensive in Baghdad.

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Baghdad vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$4.79 IQD7,272	+76.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$7.63 IQD11,589	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$0.38 IQD583	-50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.24 IQD362	-57.3%
Average			+15.3%

Kigali vs. Baghdad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Kigali	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$0.81 IQD1,223	-23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$1.93 IQD2,930	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$4.02 IQD6,102	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$1.90 IQD2,881	+16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.14 IQD3,254	+2.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$0.52 IQD789	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.49 IQD745	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.48 IQD730	-30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.35 IQD526	-27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.30 IQD453	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.30 IQD460	-10.3%
Average			-7.5%

Kigali vs. Baghdad - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.1% less for transportation

	Kigali	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$2.46 IQD3,729	-64.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$22.90 IQD34,768	-9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$19,083.90 IQD29M	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$14.50 IQD22,020	-23.5%
Average			-40.1%

Kigali vs. Baghdad - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.0% more for housing

	Kigali	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$42.17 IQD64,020	+100.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$575.90 IQD874K	-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$365.77 IQD555K	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$164.12 IQD249K	+155.2%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 26.5% less for childcare

	Kigali	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$167.78 IQD255K	+48.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$3,458.96 IQD5M	-63.6%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$3.82 IQD5,795	+275.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$3.11 IQD4,716	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$1.91 IQD2,897	-6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$46.95 IQD71,275	+75.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$10.73 IQD16,283	+216.7%
Average			+109.0%

Kigali vs. Baghdad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 97.9% more for clothing

	Kigali	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$28.84 IQD43,782	+65.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$32.65 IQD49,577	+109.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$68.76 IQD104K	+209.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$48.35 IQD73,400	+42.7%
Average			+97.9%

Kigali vs. Baghdad - Cost of clothing

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