Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 49.9% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 95.7% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
|
pay 1.3% more for childcare
Tehran
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Baghdad or Tehran. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.