Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 14.0% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,962
|
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
$7.48
LKR2,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD553
|
$0.74
LKR215.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.39
LKR113.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,148
|
$0.57
LKR165.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,117
|
$6.94
LKR2,018.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,721
|
$6.54
LKR1,902.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,385
|
$2.22
LKR645.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,908
|
$2.38
LKR692.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$3.28
LKR953.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD674
|
$0.51
LKR148.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD609
|
$2.65
LKR769.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD403
|
$0.53
LKR154.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.51
LKR147.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.55
LKR158.77
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,338
|
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,836
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,868,539
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,272,496.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,885
|
$3.13
LKR909.60
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,144
|
$16.40
LKR4,771.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD581,370
|
$297.60
LKR86,592.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD346,336
|
$180.09
LKR52,400.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,093
|
$43.85
LKR12,758.16
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD212,862
|
$28.60
LKR8,321.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,505,795
|
$586.98
LKR170,796.32
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,984
|
$2.04
LKR593.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,792
|
$2.59
LKR753.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,984
|
$9.34
LKR2,718.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,797
|
$13.89
LKR4,040.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,643
|
$29.69
LKR8,639.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,598
|
$22.31
LKR6,492.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,950
|
$68.77
LKR20,010.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,192
|
$37.51
LKR10,913.62
|
|
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