Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 24.7% cheaper than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
|
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