Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 60.4% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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