Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 2.5 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,962
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD553
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.53
€1.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,148
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,117
|
$6.52
€6.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,721
|
$4.34
€4.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,385
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,908
|
$3.46
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD674
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD609
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD403
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
pay 90.8% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,338
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,836
|
$38.58
€37.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,868,539
|
$24,650.55
€23,661.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,885
|
$15.65
€15.02
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,144
|
$20.58
€19.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD581,370
|
$769.99
€739.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD346,336
|
$617.27
€592.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,093
|
$187.33
€179.82
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD212,862
|
$612.91
€588.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,505,795
|
$15,233.33
€14,622.12
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,984
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,792
|
$2.81
€2.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,984
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,797
|
$45.95
€44.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
$11.15
€10.70
|
|
pay 86.6% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,643
|
$73.52
€70.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,598
|
$37.05
€35.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,950
|
$83.22
€79.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,192
|
$101.33
€97.26
|
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