Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 4.4% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Manila, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱300.11
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱250.09
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.71
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.92
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Manila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.62
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱246.15
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱401.31
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.53
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱130.95
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.19
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.18
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.26
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.67
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.57
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.90
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱248.14
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱582.51
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,500,560.46
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱153.06
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
Manila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,663.91
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,782.69
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,067.69
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,582.27
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Manila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,739.90
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱828,881.01
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱70.03
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱169.84
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱170.06
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,408.04
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱375.14
|
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Manila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,900.65
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,569.27
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,213.28
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,709.64
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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