Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 33.6% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Castries, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.42
IQD554
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.51
IQD675
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.51
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.46
IQD610
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.31
IQD404
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.30
IQD390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
pay 52.6% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
|
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