Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 53.0% cheaper than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.2% less in Baghdad
- Groceries
-
pay 60.7% less in Baghdad
- Transportation
-
pay 41.1% less in Baghdad
- Housing
-
pay 46.1% less in Baghdad
- Childcare
-
pay 59.4% less in Baghdad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.2% less in Baghdad
- Clothing
-
pay 49.3% less in Baghdad
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Baghdad.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.78
|
$5.31
IQD6,958
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
$7.59
IQD9,941
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.16
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
$0.88
IQD1,148
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.53
|
$2.38
IQD3,116
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$5.13
IQD6,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
$1.82
IQD2,384
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.83
|
$2.22
IQD2,907
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.51
IQD674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$0.46
IQD609
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$0.31
IQD403
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.05
|
$1.78
IQD2,337
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€38.43
|
$22.77
IQD29,822
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€25,519.11
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,857,220
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.56
|
$15.94
IQD20,875
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€33.62
|
$35.21
IQD46,122
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,018.33
|
$443.62
IQD581,094
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€743.19
|
$264.28
IQD346,172
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€224.39
|
$113.01
IQD148,023
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€251.69
|
$162.43
IQD212,761
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,364.25
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,503,659
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.93
|
$2.28
IQD2,982
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$2.89
IQD3,790
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
$2.28
IQD2,982
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€41.80
|
$29.60
IQD38,778
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.83
|
$7.59
IQD9,941
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€96.10
|
$28.72
IQD37,625
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€40.18
|
$34.03
IQD44,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€87.74
|
$61.01
IQD79,913
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€113.18
|
$41.35
IQD54,167
|
|
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