Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 77.7% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD550
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 94.7% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 89.5% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 75.5% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 71.0% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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