Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.3 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,005
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,006
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 94.3% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,122
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,356
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,604
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD396
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,258
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,020
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,015,863
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,936
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,405
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,575
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,377
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,987
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,009
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,948,340
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,809
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,464
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,877
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,589
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,007
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,520
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,324
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,507
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,337
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
|
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