Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 54.9% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$5.35
IQD7,014
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,000
|
$6.88
IQD9,018
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$0.19
IQD251
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS667
|
$0.86
IQD1,124
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,072
|
$2.39
IQD3,127
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,380
|
$4.86
IQD6,364
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,037
|
$1.82
IQD2,390
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
$1.99
IQD2,607
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS800
|
$0.46
IQD604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.29
IQD385
|
|
pay 79.7% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,236
|
$1.73
IQD2,261
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,431
|
$22.94
IQD30,061
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,286,526
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,048,678
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,315
|
$18.29
IQD23,969
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,289
|
$40.82
IQD53,478
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,877
|
$562.97
IQD737,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,826
|
$291.49
IQD381,899
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,731
|
$113.11
IQD148,189
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,151
|
$143.70
IQD188,265
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,810
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,952,369
|
|
pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,001
|
$2.15
IQD2,813
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS786
|
$2.65
IQD3,468
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS966
|
$2.20
IQD2,881
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$31.02
IQD40,644
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.65
IQD10,020
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,478
|
$29.44
IQD38,572
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,907
|
$30.82
IQD40,379
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,955
|
$46.25
IQD60,589
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,483
|
$43.06
IQD56,414
|
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