Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.2 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Athens instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 97.4% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$6.59
€6.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$6.29
€5.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$7.64
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$30.01
€28.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$634.68
€601.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$557.32
€528.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$463.20
€439.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
|
pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$49.36
€46.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$115.38
€109.43
|
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