Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Baghdad, Iraq

Baghdad vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 44.7% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% less in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 52.6% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 38.4% less in Baghdad
Housing: pay 35.2% less in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 67.7% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% less in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Baghdad

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

Baghdad vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.1% less for restaurants

	Rome	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$5.31 IQD6,961	-67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.43	$7.59 IQD9,945	-29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$0.42 IQD552	-81.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$0.19 IQD249	-83.1%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 52.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$0.88 IQD1,148	-50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.16	$2.38 IQD3,117	-66.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.45	$5.13 IQD6,720	-17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$1.82 IQD2,385	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.30	$2.22 IQD2,908	-54.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$0.51 IQD673	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.51 IQD674	-44.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$0.46 IQD609	-47.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$0.31 IQD403	-71.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.30 IQD389	-59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.29 IQD379	-63.1%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 38.4% less for transportation

	Rome	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.29	$1.78 IQD2,338	-75.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.99	$22.77 IQD29,834	-39.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,566.01	$18,213.31 IQD23,867,114	-32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.08	$15.94 IQD20,884	-7.1%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 35.2% less for housing

	Rome	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.91	$35.21 IQD46,141	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,038.11	$443.62 IQD581,335	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €671.16	$264.28 IQD346,315	-65.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.11	$113.01 IQD148,084	-32.4%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

	Rome	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €447.53	$162.43 IQD212,849	-68.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,226.79	$3,438.23 IQD4,505,526	-67.2%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.71	$2.28 IQD2,983	-57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$2.89 IQD3,791	+89.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.66	$2.28 IQD2,983	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.29	$29.60 IQD38,795	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.43	$7.59 IQD9,945	-29.2%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Rome	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.55	$28.72 IQD37,641	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.03	$34.03 IQD44,596	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €67.87	$61.01 IQD79,946	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €89.99	$41.35 IQD54,189	-59.6%
Average			-31.5%

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