Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 25.5% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
|
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