Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 22.2% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.00
|
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.44
|
$0.42
IQD554
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.38
|
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.96
|
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.60
|
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$0.51
IQD675
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.63
|
$0.51
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.55
|
$0.46
IQD610
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.16
|
$0.31
IQD404
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$0.30
IQD390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.08
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
pay 26.3% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.79
|
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
|
pay 50.9% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.27
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.97
|
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON499.93
|
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
|
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