Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 3.1% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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