Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 36.3% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.96
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.89
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.87
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,220.37
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€764.59
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€549.14
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€147.94
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€487.17
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,434.54
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.10
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.38
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€74.97
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€31.98
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.77
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.69
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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