Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 30.5% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
|
pay 65.2% more for housing
|
Luanda
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
|
pay 78.7% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
|
pay 80.0% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
|
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