Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 43.5% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 57.9% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
San Jose
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 58.4% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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