Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 40.0% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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