Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 52.9% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 52.9% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 82.5% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 36.5% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 65.4% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
|
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