Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 48.0% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Prague, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
CZK241.82
|
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
CZK208.84
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
CZK41.28
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CZK32.43
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
Prague
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
CZK40.16
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
CZK152.78
|
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CZK108.63
|
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
CZK81.28
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
CZK101.23
|
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
CZK18.97
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CZK23.00
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
CZK38.03
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CZK11.41
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
CZK11.64
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Prague
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
CZK164.54
|
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
CZK604.54
|
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
CZK659,503.02
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
CZK295.68
|
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Prague
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
CZK615.52
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
CZK24,959.19
|
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
CZK18,665.18
|
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
CZK5,901.83
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Prague
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
CZK18,995.06
|
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
CZK312,560.46
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
CZK54.96
|
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
CZK75.35
|
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
CZK158.28
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
CZK1,416.38
|
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
CZK262.70
|
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
Prague
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
CZK2,187.23
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
CZK993.54
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
CZK2,273.14
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
CZK2,682.98
|
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Baghdad or Prague. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.