Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 89.5% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,962
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD553
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 93.4% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,148
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,117
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,721
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,385
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,908
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD674
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD609
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD403
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 62.2% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,338
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,836
|
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,868,539
|
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,885
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 8.5% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,144
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD581,370
|
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD346,336
|
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,093
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD212,862
|
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,505,795
|
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,984
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,792
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,984
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,797
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 48.5% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,643
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,598
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,950
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,192
|
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
|
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