Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Funafuti, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Funafuti
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.42
IQD550
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.19
IQD248
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Funafuti
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
IQD606
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
IQD402
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
IQD387
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
IQD377
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Funafuti
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Funafuti
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Funafuti
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Funafuti
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Funafuti
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.35
IQD53,954
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