Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 42.5% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
Saipan
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Saipan
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
Saipan
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
|
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