Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 96.1% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD550
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 46.2% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
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