The taxi ride from Baghdad airport to the heart of the city is believed to be the costliest in the world and is probably the most dangerous.
Small convoys of armored cars and Western gunmen charge about $5,100 for the 25-kilometer (15-mile) trip along the Qadisiyah Expressway, a stretch known for insurgent attacks and kidnappings, the BBC reported. That works out to $200 per kilometer.
The money gets two cars and four ex-military bodyguards, usually American, South African or British, armed with submachine guns, M-16 rifles and assault weapons.
The passenger rides in one vehicle at speeds averaging 160 kpm (100 mph), while another, called the "gun car", shadows the first car watching for potential attackers.
Since the resistance began, scores of vehicles have come under attack from car bombs, suicide attacks, snipers and rocket-propelled grenades.
Baghdad taxi ride costs $5,100
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