Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 52.1% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$4.72
IQD6,166
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$8.00
IQD10,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.75
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.17
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 61.1% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.56
|
$2.18
IQD2,847
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.24
|
$3.91
IQD5,105
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$1.67
IQD2,185
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$1.88
IQD2,455
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.50
|
$0.29
IQD375
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.94
|
$1.33
IQD1,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.95
|
$22.96
IQD29,990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,546.10
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,599,761
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.23
|
$18.06
IQD23,589
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
$51.82
IQD67,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€852.61
|
$422.00
IQD551,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€664.17
|
$251.01
IQD327,880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€178.99
|
$98.24
IQD128,333
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€255.72
|
$133.60
IQD174,517
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,013.39
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,997
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.49
|
$2.00
IQD2,613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.71
|
$2.34
IQD3,062
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
$1.72
IQD2,241
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.42
|
$33.83
IQD44,187
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.23
|
$7.00
IQD9,144
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€87.57
|
$25.82
IQD33,730
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.30
|
$28.36
IQD37,046
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€83.90
|
$48.33
IQD63,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.05
|
$36.02
IQD47,053
|
|
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