Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 60.3% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
$0.20
IQD258
|
|
pay 66.6% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$0.38
IQD504
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$0.44
IQD584
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$0.41
IQD539
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$0.28
IQD365
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.24
IQD318
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
|
Wellington
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
|
pay 58.4% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
|
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