Cost of living comparison

Ljubljana, Slovenia

compared to

Baghdad, Iraq

Baghdad vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 45.1% cheaper than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 62.9% less in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 52.4% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 27.2% less in Baghdad
Housing: pay 38.8% less in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 63.2% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% less in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 49.0% less in Baghdad

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.9% less for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 €13.69	$5.31 IQD6,958	-64.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €7.82	$7.59 IQD9,941	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 €2.65	$0.42 IQD552	-85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.74	$0.19 IQD249	-90.1%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

	Ljubljana	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.69	$0.88 IQD1,148	-52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 €5.95	$2.38 IQD3,116	-63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.68	$5.13 IQD6,718
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48 €3.18	$1.82 IQD2,384	-47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.94 €4.51	$2.22 IQD2,907	-55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.80	$0.51 IQD673	-41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.70	$0.51 IQD674	-33.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.86	$0.46 IQD609	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.36	$0.31 IQD403	-79.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.48	$0.30 IQD389	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.61	$0.29 IQD379	-56.5%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 27.2% less for transportation

	Ljubljana	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 €5.50	$1.78 IQD2,337	-70.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.66 €36.18	$22.77 IQD29,822	-42.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,865.84 €25,425.80	$18,213.31 IQD23,857,309	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.49 €10.48	$15.94 IQD20,875	+38.7%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 38.8% less for housing

	Ljubljana	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 €30.58	$35.21 IQD46,122	+5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$942.82 €860.26	$443.62 IQD581,097	-52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$774.26 €706.46	$264.28 IQD346,173	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.52 €175.66	$113.01 IQD148,023	-41.3%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 63.2% less for childcare

	Ljubljana	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.78 €443.24	$162.43 IQD212,762	-66.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,574.10 €7,823.32	$3,438.23 IQD4,503,675	-59.9%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €2.93	$2.28 IQD2,982	-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 €2.12	$2.89 IQD3,790	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.89	$2.28 IQD2,982	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.17 €42.13	$29.60 IQD38,779	-35.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.82	$7.59 IQD9,941	-11.5%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 49.0% less for clothing

	Ljubljana	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.79 €81.01	$28.72 IQD37,625	-67.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.55 €38.83	$34.03 IQD44,577	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.31 €94.26	$61.01 IQD79,913	-40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.18 €116.05	$41.35 IQD54,167	-67.5%
Average			-49.0%

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