Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 42.3% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.56
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.17
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.65
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.90
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.33
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.40
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.52
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.44
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€676.80
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€483.04
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€418.29
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.51
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€52.37
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€93.72
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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