Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 65.8% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of London, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.46
|
$5.31
IQD6,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.18
|
$7.59
IQD9,923
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.95
|
$0.42
IQD551
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.19
IQD248
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
|
London
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
$0.88
IQD1,146
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.47
|
$2.38
IQD3,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.00
|
$5.13
IQD6,706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
$1.82
IQD2,380
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.37
|
$2.22
IQD2,902
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$0.51
IQD672
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.46
IQD608
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.42
|
$0.31
IQD402
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$0.30
IQD388
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
pay 68.0% less for transportation
|
London
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.86
|
$1.78
IQD2,333
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£204.62
|
$22.77
IQD29,770
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,938.98
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,816,366
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.93
|
$15.94
IQD20,839
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
|
London
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.98
|
$35.21
IQD46,043
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,245.39
|
$443.62
IQD580,099
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,634.83
|
$264.28
IQD345,579
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£209.05
|
$113.01
IQD147,769
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
|
London
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,848.62
|
$162.43
IQD212,396
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,095.53
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,495,946
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.55
|
$2.28
IQD2,977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.81
|
$2.89
IQD3,783
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.65
|
$2.28
IQD2,977
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.02
|
$29.60
IQD38,712
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.79
|
$7.59
IQD9,923
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
|
London
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£76.79
|
$28.72
IQD37,561
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.04
|
$34.03
IQD44,501
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.00
|
$61.01
IQD79,776
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.23
|
$41.35
IQD54,074
|
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