Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 0.6% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Peru, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Peru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Peru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
Peru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Peru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Peru
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
|
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