Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 30.8% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 44.7% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$0.42
IQD550
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$0.19
IQD248
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.46
IQD606
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.31
IQD402
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.30
IQD387
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
|
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