Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 20.4% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.51
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.09
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.18
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.43
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.31
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€528.90
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€413.31
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€77.21
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€197.93
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,405.23
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€35.17
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€67.19
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€87.31
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€95.45
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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