Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 2.1% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽794.52
|
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽454.01
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽94.13
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽52.61
|
$0.20
IQD258
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽63.56
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽476.98
|
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽370.37
|
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽130.78
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽183.99
|
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.06
|
$0.38
IQD504
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.30
|
$0.44
IQD584
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽64.55
|
$0.41
IQD539
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽129.22
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽24.80
|
$0.28
IQD365
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.36
|
$0.24
IQD318
|
|
pay 58.1% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽227.88
|
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,837.56
|
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,837,557.14
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽363.21
|
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽594.43
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽79,281.35
|
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽45,819.79
|
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,349.15
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽44,946.91
|
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽840,646.31
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽283.76
|
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽236.68
|
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽232.11
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,525.37
|
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽567.51
|
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
|
pay 59.6% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,685.91
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,234.67
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,825.35
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,189.33
|
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
|
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