Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
$1.67
IQD2,182
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.78
|
$1.88
IQD2,451
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.53
|
$0.38
IQD500
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.19
|
$0.44
IQD580
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.51
|
$0.41
IQD535
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$0.29
IQD375
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.28
IQD362
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.24
|
$18.06
IQD23,551
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
$98.24
IQD128,126
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.75
|
$33.83
IQD44,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.50
|
$7.00
IQD9,129
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł300.78
|
$36.02
IQD46,977
|
|
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