Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 45.3% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 47.8% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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