Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 10.3% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
$0.42
IQD554
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
$0.51
IQD675
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
$0.51
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
$0.46
IQD610
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
$0.31
IQD404
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
$0.30
IQD390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
pay 96.6% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
|
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