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$201.77
|
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
$0.42
IQD550
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
$0.19
IQD248
|
|
pay 61.6% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
$0.46
IQD606
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
$0.31
IQD402
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
$0.30
IQD387
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
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