Cost of living comparison

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Baghdad is 11.0% cheaper than Poland.

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

pay 35.1% less for restaurants

 
Poland
Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.88
zł27.51
$4.72
IQD6,156
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.95
zł23.78
$8.00
IQD10,433
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.30
zł5.19
$0.51
IQD668

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pay 21.2% less for groceries

 
Poland
Baghdad
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
zł3.75
$0.74
IQD965
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.34
zł13.36
$2.18
IQD2,843
Milk (1 gallon) $2.82
zł11.26
$3.91
IQD5,097

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pay 19.3% more for transportation

 
Poland
Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.68
zł22.72
$1.33
IQD1,728
Monthly public transit pass $23.91
zł95.59
$22.96
IQD29,942
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,787.24
zł79,107.07
$14,238.96
IQD18,569,808

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pay 54.0% more for housing

 
Poland
Baghdad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.94
zł51.73
$51.82
IQD67,575
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $480.05
zł1,919.18
$422.00
IQD550,351
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $406.85
zł1,626.53
$251.01
IQD327,352

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pay 51.7% less for childcare

 
Poland
Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $228.50
zł913.53
$133.60
IQD174,236
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,467.72
zł17,861.41
$1,701.04
IQD2,218,419

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Poland
Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.34
zł9.34
$2.00
IQD2,608
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
zł9.79
$2.34
IQD3,058
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.13
zł16.51
$1.72
IQD2,237

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pay 36.5% less for clothing

 
Poland
Baghdad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.65
zł258.46
$25.82
IQD33,676
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.33
zł121.26
$28.36
IQD36,987
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.37
zł265.36
$48.33
IQD63,033

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