Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 91.2% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$11.57
AMD4,509.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$0.99
AMD386.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.60
AMD232.64
|
|
pay 51.7% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$0.86
AMD336.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$4.04
AMD1,572.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$6.24
AMD2,431.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$2.46
AMD959.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$3.37
AMD1,314.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.83
AMD321.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.79
AMD307.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$1.01
AMD392.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.32
AMD125.15
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$5.29
AMD2,061.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$4.27
AMD1,663.65
|
|
pay 49.3% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$22.21
AMD8,655.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$931.30
AMD362,875.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$625.77
AMD243,827.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$98.60
AMD38,419.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$374.24
AMD145,819.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$9,037.50
AMD3,521,419.07
|
|
pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.06
AMD801.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$3.76
AMD1,465.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$106.02
AMD41,308.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$7.72
AMD3,006.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$111.12
AMD43,296.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$63.96
AMD24,920.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$139.93
AMD54,521.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$119.43
AMD46,536.85
|
|
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