Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 80.2% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 64.4% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 57.0% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 32.9% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
|
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