Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 41.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 69.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Seoul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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