Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 43.9% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Athens, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.98
|
$0.42
IQD550
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.19
IQD248
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.32
|
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.46
IQD606
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.31
IQD402
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.30
IQD387
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.32
|
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.77
|
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€608.52
|
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€534.34
|
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€444.10
|
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.55
|
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.33
|
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€110.63
|
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
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