Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 26.0% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Russia, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Russia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 87.5% more for transportation
Russia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Russia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Russia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Russia
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
|
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