Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 30.9% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
$0.42
IQD554
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 61.6% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
$0.51
IQD675
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
$0.51
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
$0.46
IQD610
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
$0.31
IQD404
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
$0.30
IQD390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
|
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