Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 79.2% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 80.8% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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