Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 99.0% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 17.6% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 84.2% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
|
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