Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 0.3% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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