Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 87.9% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD550
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 60.7% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 72.8% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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