Cost of living comparison

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Baghdad vs. Plymouth Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Plymouth, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Plymouth
Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.38
IQD5,708
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.58
IQD9,883
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.38
IQD496

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Plymouth
Baghdad
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.83
IQD1,078
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.28
IQD2,965
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.75
IQD6,184

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Plymouth
Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $2.06
IQD2,683
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.75
IQD29,648
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $18,202.83
IQD24M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Plymouth
Baghdad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $41.71
IQD54,355
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $412.41
IQD537K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $284.42
IQD371K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Plymouth
Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $178.78
IQD233K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,548.47
IQD5M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Plymouth
Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.79
IQD4,941
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.15
IQD4,099
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.09
IQD2,718

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Plymouth
Baghdad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $29.20
IQD38,049
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $36.03
IQD46,943
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $68.68
IQD89,494

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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