Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 48.8% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 59.4% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Port Vila
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
|
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