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Baghdad vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 39.2% cheaper than Vilnius.

Restaurants: pay 64.6% less in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 41.7% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 30.6% less in Baghdad
Housing: pay 2.8% more in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 66.8% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% less in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 47.1% less in Baghdad

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Vilnius, you would:

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pay 64.6% less for restaurants

	Vilnius	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 €12.23	$4.38 IQD5,739	-68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.05 €7.89	$7.58 IQD9,935	-16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 €1.82	$0.38 IQD499	-81.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 €2.15	$0.21 IQD269	-91.7%
Average			-64.6%

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pay 41.7% less for groceries

	Vilnius	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.36	$0.83 IQD1,084	-47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.34 €5.53	$2.28 IQD2,980	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.08	$4.75 IQD6,216	-18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 €2.57	$1.69 IQD2,217	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 €2.82	$2.06 IQD2,704	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$0.56 IQD736	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.65	$0.50 IQD656	-32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.86	$0.46 IQD596	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.35	$0.33 IQD431	-78.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.36	$0.30 IQD391	-28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.41	$0.30 IQD387	-36.9%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

	Vilnius	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.66	$2.06 IQD2,697	-68.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.62 €31.08	$22.75 IQD29,805	-36.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,068.89 €30,591.78	$18,202.83 IQD24M	-48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 €10.69	$15.93 IQD20,863	+29.9%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Vilnius	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.63 €15.38	$41.71 IQD54,642	+136.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$864.31 €753.97	$412.41 IQD540K	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$653.10 €569.72	$284.42 IQD373K	-56.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.49 €160.07	$152.68 IQD200K	-16.8%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 66.8% less for childcare

	Vilnius	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$630.27 €549.80	$178.78 IQD234K	-71.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.18 €8,142.53	$3,548.47 IQD5M	-62.0%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Vilnius	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.09	$3.79 IQD4,968	-35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 €3.22	$3.15 IQD4,120	-14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.90 €5.15	$2.09 IQD2,732	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.39 €37.85	$44.30 IQD58,032	+2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.15	$7.58 IQD9,935	-18.8%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 47.1% less for clothing

	Vilnius	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.70 €76.50	$29.20 IQD38,250	-66.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.09 €38.46	$36.03 IQD47,191	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.39 €93.68	$68.68 IQD89,967	-36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.02 €120.40	$44.75 IQD58,617	-67.6%
Average			-47.1%

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