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
IQD6,931
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD550
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 17.6% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 84.2% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
|
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