Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 34.3% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
$5.35
IQD7,005
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$6.88
IQD9,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.42
IQD546
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
$2.39
IQD3,122
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
$4.86
IQD6,356
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
$1.99
IQD2,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
$0.29
IQD385
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
$0.30
IQD396
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
$1.73
IQD2,258
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$22.94
IQD30,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,015,863
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$18.29
IQD23,936
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$40.82
IQD53,405
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
$562.97
IQD736,575
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
$291.49
IQD381,377
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
$113.11
IQD147,987
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
$143.70
IQD188,009
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,948,340
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$2.15
IQD2,809
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
$2.65
IQD3,464
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$2.20
IQD2,877
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
$31.02
IQD40,589
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$7.65
IQD10,007
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
$29.44
IQD38,520
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$30.82
IQD40,324
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
$46.25
IQD60,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
$43.06
IQD56,337
|
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