Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 39.7% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.08
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.55
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.54
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.12
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.04
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.53
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.57
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.66
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.74
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.06
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.28
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.78
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.65
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.10
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.89
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.52
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK375.34
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,217.59
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.03
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK200.93
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,891.21
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,958.18
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,054.76
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,897.77
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK76,790.08
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.52
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.34
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.28
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK313.56
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK54.86
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK670.03
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK294.15
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK670.87
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK806.18
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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