Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 53.1% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.2% less in Baghdad
- Groceries
-
pay 58.6% less in Baghdad
- Transportation
-
pay 44.5% less in Baghdad
- Housing
-
pay 42.6% less in Baghdad
- Childcare
-
pay 69.2% less in Baghdad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.3% less in Baghdad
- Clothing
-
pay 46.2% less in Baghdad
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Baghdad.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Austria, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€15.00
|
$5.31
IQD6,990
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.36
|
$7.59
IQD9,985
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€3.03
|
$0.42
IQD555
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.34
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.45
|
$0.88
IQD1,153
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.95
|
$2.38
IQD3,130
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.48
|
$5.13
IQD6,748
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.95
|
$1.82
IQD2,395
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.91
|
$2.22
IQD2,920
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.12
|
$0.51
IQD676
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.94
|
$0.51
IQD677
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.33
|
$0.46
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.84
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.85
|
$0.30
IQD391
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.29
IQD381
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.14
|
$1.78
IQD2,347
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€47.67
|
$22.77
IQD29,955
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€26,126.03
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,964,225
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.70
|
$15.94
IQD20,969
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€35.15
|
$35.21
IQD46,328
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€813.60
|
$443.62
IQD583,701
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€687.27
|
$264.28
IQD347,724
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€269.03
|
$113.01
IQD148,687
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€425.57
|
$162.43
IQD213,715
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,821.95
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,523,859
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.53
|
$2.28
IQD2,996
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.54
|
$2.89
IQD3,807
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.39
|
$2.28
IQD2,996
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€44.75
|
$29.60
IQD38,952
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.27
|
$7.59
IQD9,985
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€83.00
|
$28.72
IQD37,794
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€42.81
|
$34.03
IQD44,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€85.97
|
$61.01
IQD80,271
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€115.79
|
$41.35
IQD54,410
|
|
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