Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 81.5% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD550
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 92.5% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 33.9% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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