Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 41.2% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Spain, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$4.72
IQD6,166
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$8.00
IQD10,450
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$2.18
IQD2,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$3.91
IQD5,105
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$1.67
IQD2,185
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$1.88
IQD2,455
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.29
IQD375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$1.33
IQD1,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$22.96
IQD29,990
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,599,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$18.06
IQD23,589
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$51.82
IQD67,684
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$422.00
IQD551,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$251.01
IQD327,880
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$98.24
IQD128,333
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$133.60
IQD174,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,997
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.00
IQD2,613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$2.34
IQD3,062
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$1.72
IQD2,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$33.83
IQD44,187
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$7.00
IQD9,144
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$25.82
IQD33,730
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$28.36
IQD37,046
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$48.33
IQD63,135
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$36.02
IQD47,053
|
|
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