Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 64.8% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
|
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