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
IQD6,980
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 92.5% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 33.9% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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