Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 39.8% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.2% less in Baghdad
- Groceries
-
pay 56.8% less in Baghdad
- Housing
-
pay 5.6% more in Baghdad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.4% less in Baghdad
- Clothing
-
pay 60.3% less in Baghdad
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Baghdad.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$5.31
IQD6,942
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.59
IQD9,917
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.42
IQD551
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.19
IQD248
|
|
pay 56.8% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.88
IQD1,145
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$2.38
IQD3,108
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.13
IQD6,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.82
IQD2,378
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.22
IQD2,900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.51
IQD672
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.46
IQD607
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.31
IQD402
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.30
IQD388
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.78
IQD2,331
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.77
IQD29,752
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,213.31
IQD23,801,604
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.94
IQD20,826
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.21
IQD46,014
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$443.62
IQD579,740
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$264.28
IQD345,364
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$113.01
IQD147,678
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$162.43
IQD212,265
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,438.23
IQD4,493,160
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.28
IQD2,975
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.89
IQD3,781
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.28
IQD2,975
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.60
IQD38,688
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$7.59
IQD9,917
|
|
pay 60.3% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$28.72
IQD37,537
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.03
IQD44,473
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$61.01
IQD79,726
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.35
IQD54,040
|
|
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