Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 66.4% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$0.42
IQD554
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$0.51
IQD675
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.51
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$0.46
IQD610
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$0.31
IQD404
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.30
IQD390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
pay 69.2% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
|
pay 95.6% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
pay 56.8% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
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