Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 41.7% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Macao, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 65.9% less for groceries
Macao
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.82
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.94
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Macao
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.62
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.78
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Macao
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,714.48
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,062.90
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.13
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
Macao
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.95
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.16
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.86
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
Macao
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP548.84
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.64
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.43
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP815.68
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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