Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 12.7% cheaper than Harare.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Harare, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$0.42
IQD550
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$0.19
IQD248
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Harare
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$0.46
IQD606
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$0.31
IQD402
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$0.30
IQD387
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
|
Harare
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
|
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