Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 8.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES503.85
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES705.38
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.68
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.18
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.47
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES746.10
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES441.87
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES221.82
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES349.44
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES146.41
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.67
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.56
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.34
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES55.08
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.23
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES797.57
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,514.46
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,418,461.54
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,652.62
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,314.57
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,873.43
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,676.78
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,920.33
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,209.13
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES998,814.84
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES302.31
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES293.31
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES352.69
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES6,007.79
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES806.15
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,431.39
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,267.80
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,488.99
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,872.42
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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