Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 65.7% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,946
|
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,923
|
$7.27
TRY254.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD551
|
$1.27
TRY44.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$0.50
TRY17.62
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,146
|
$0.83
TRY29.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,110
|
$4.61
TRY161.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,706
|
$3.90
TRY136.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,380
|
$1.68
TRY58.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,902
|
$2.70
TRY94.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD672
|
$0.49
TRY17.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$0.88
TRY30.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD608
|
$0.45
TRY15.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$0.54
TRY18.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD388
|
$0.25
TRY8.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD378
|
$0.23
TRY8.02
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,333
|
$4.81
TRY168.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,770
|
$8.72
TRY304.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,816,366
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,567,120.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,839
|
$5.40
TRY188.82
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,043
|
$11.50
TRY401.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD580,099
|
$592.54
TRY20,706.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD345,579
|
$399.36
TRY13,955.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,769
|
$53.07
TRY1,854.66
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD212,396
|
$502.10
TRY17,545.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,495,946
|
$10,388.60
TRY363,029.69
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,977
|
$3.49
TRY121.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,783
|
$2.84
TRY99.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,977
|
$2.04
TRY71.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,712
|
$40.91
TRY1,429.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,923
|
$5.82
TRY203.26
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,561
|
$56.66
TRY1,980.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,501
|
$45.57
TRY1,592.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,776
|
$104.18
TRY3,640.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,074
|
$93.27
TRY3,259.39
|
|
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