Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 45.5% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Riga, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.36
|
$0.42
IQD554
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.43
|
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.60
|
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.02
|
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.51
IQD675
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.51
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.46
IQD610
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.44
|
$0.31
IQD404
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.30
IQD390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.42
|
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.67
|
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Riga
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€508.74
|
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€348.74
|
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€510.24
|
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.22
|
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€43.64
|
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
pay 46.7% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€114.77
|
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
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