Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Sana'a, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sana'a
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.20
IQD257
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sana'a
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.74
IQD970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
IQD317
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sana'a
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sana'a
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sana'a
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sana'a
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sana'a
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$36.02
IQD47,198
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