Cost of living comparison

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Baghdad vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary
Baghdad vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Lima, you would:

pay 21.4% less for restaurants

 
Lima
Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.23
PEN19.11
$5.31
IQD6,967
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
PEN22.30
$7.59
IQD9,953
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
PEN3.03
$0.42
IQD553

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pay 27.7% less for groceries

 
Lima
Baghdad
Bread
1 loaf
$2.42
PEN8.86
$0.88
IQD1,149
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.22
PEN15.44
$2.38
IQD3,120
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
PEN18.12
$5.13
IQD6,726

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

 
Lima
Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.39
PEN19.70
$1.78
IQD2,340
Monthly public transit pass $23.85
PEN87.25
$22.77
IQD29,860
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.52
PEN84,730.17
$18,213.31
IQD23,888,247

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pay 34.8% more for housing

 
Lima
Baghdad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.56
PEN97.17
$35.21
IQD46,182
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $575.58
PEN2,105.42
$443.62
IQD581,850
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $363.71
PEN1,330.40
$264.28
IQD346,622

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

 
Lima
Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $213.68
PEN781.62
$162.43
IQD213,037
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,818.35
PEN28,598.86
$3,438.23
IQD4,509,516

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
PEN7.76
$2.28
IQD2,986
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
PEN9.58
$2.89
IQD3,795
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.30
PEN19.39
$2.28
IQD2,986

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

 
Lima
Baghdad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.79
PEN156.53
$28.72
IQD37,674
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.98
PEN127.96
$34.03
IQD44,635
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.21
PEN311.68
$61.01
IQD80,016

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