Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 2.7% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD35.06
|
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD50.09
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
$0.20
IQD258
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.89
|
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.53
|
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.37
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
$0.38
IQD504
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
$0.44
IQD584
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
$0.41
IQD539
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
$0.28
IQD365
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
$0.24
IQD318
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD250.46
|
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD250,459.58
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.69
|
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
|
pay 70.3% more for housing
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD333.88
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,380.42
|
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,421.40
|
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD309.22
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,190.97
|
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD37,068.02
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.57
|
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.67
|
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.07
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD240.06
|
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.12
|
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD587.70
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD482.13
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD800.16
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD764.54
|
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
|
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