Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 16.1% cheaper than Quito.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Quito, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$5.35
IQD7,017
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.88
IQD9,022
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$0.42
IQD548
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$0.19
IQD251
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
|
Quito
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.86
IQD1,125
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$2.39
IQD3,128
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$4.86
IQD6,367
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$1.99
IQD2,609
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.46
IQD604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.29
IQD385
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$1.73
IQD2,262
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$22.94
IQD30,075
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,059,869
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$18.29
IQD23,980
|
|
pay 73.2% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$40.82
IQD53,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$562.97
IQD737,925
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$291.49
IQD382,076
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$113.11
IQD148,258
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$143.70
IQD188,353
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,953,743
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$2.15
IQD2,815
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$2.65
IQD3,470
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$2.20
IQD2,882
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$31.02
IQD40,663
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$7.65
IQD10,025
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$29.44
IQD38,590
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$30.82
IQD40,398
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$46.25
IQD60,618
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$43.06
IQD56,440
|
|
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