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Baghdad vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 7.2% cheaper than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% less in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 33.9% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Baghdad
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 19.7% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Baghdad

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Baghdad are more expensive than in Windhoek. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are lower in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.0% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.59	$5.31 IQD6,948	-48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.74	$7.59 IQD9,925	+48.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.74	$0.42 IQD551	-55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.51	$0.19 IQD248	-77.1%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 33.9% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.79	$0.88 IQD1,146	+4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.79	$2.38 IQD3,111	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.07	$5.13 IQD6,707	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.69	$1.82 IQD2,380	-38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.66	$2.22 IQD2,903	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.88	$0.51 IQD672	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.17	$0.51 IQD673	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.36	$0.46 IQD608	-34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.28	$0.31 IQD403	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.14	$0.30 IQD388	-67.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.48	$0.29 IQD378	-69.0%
Average			-33.9%

Windhoek vs. Baghdad - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.81	$1.78 IQD2,333	-61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD638.63	$22.77 IQD29,776	-33.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	$18,213.31 IQD23,820,619	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.05	$15.94 IQD20,843	+124.4%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Windhoek	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	$35.21 IQD46,051	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	$443.62 IQD580,203	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	$264.28 IQD345,640	-12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	$113.01 IQD147,796	+77.0%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 19.7% less for childcare

	Windhoek	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	$162.43 IQD212,434	-4.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	$3,438.23 IQD4,496,749	-35.2%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.93	$2.28 IQD2,978	+33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.72	$2.89 IQD3,784	+51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.68	$2.28 IQD2,978	-19.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD662.40	$29.60 IQD38,719	-16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.52	$7.59 IQD9,925	+113.7%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD702.49	$28.72 IQD37,567	-23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.31	$34.03 IQD44,509	+26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	$61.01 IQD79,790	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	$41.35 IQD54,084	-41.8%
Average			-13.0%

Windhoek vs. Baghdad - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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