Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 2.3 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
$1.61
KMF758
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD550
|
$1.55
KMF731
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$1.13
KMF531
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.21
KMF101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$0.24
KMF115
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$1.79
KMF844
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$1.46
KMF691
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$1.22
KMF575
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$1.57
KMF741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
|
pay 85.2% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
|
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