Cost of living comparison

Central African Republic

compared to

Iraq

Iraq vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 62.8% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 60.9% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 79.2% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 89.1% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Iraq

Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 63.5% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,713	$4.64 IQD6,086	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,070	$6.72 IQD8,808	-45.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 FCFA1,178	$0.42 IQD546	-79.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 FCFA943	$0.22 IQD292	-86.3%
Average			-63.5%

Central African Republic vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.9% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 FCFA1,650	$0.82 IQD1,068	-71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 FCFA1,767	$2.51 IQD3,293	-18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 FCFA9,813	$4.56 IQD5,976	-73.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 FCFA2,074	$1.76 IQD2,312	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 FCFA2,352	$2.21 IQD2,893	-45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA428	$0.48 IQD631	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA428	$0.52 IQD677	-30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,710	$0.44 IQD582	-85.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,283	$0.30 IQD399	-86.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,069	$0.28 IQD363	-85.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.59 FCFA1,497	$0.28 IQD368	-89.2%
Average			-60.9%

Central African Republic vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.2% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.28 FCFA5,352	$1.93 IQD2,523	-79.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.46 IQD51,715
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$16,587.19 IQD21,736,212
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$15.54 IQD20,359
Average			-79.2%

Central African Republic vs. Iraq - Cost of transportation

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pay 89.1% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$34.52 IQD45,242
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,984.60 FCFA1,144,974	$280.02 IQD366,938	-85.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,402.03 FCFA1,385,803	$188.34 IQD246,802	-92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$66.51 IQD87,153
Average			-89.1%

Central African Republic vs. Iraq - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$139.67 IQD183,023
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,045.09 IQD2,679,928

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 FCFA1,650	$2.57 IQD3,370	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 FCFA1,414	$2.36 IQD3,094	-3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 FCFA2,357	$2.06 IQD2,694	-49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$32.77 IQD42,946
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.37 IQD10,974
Average			-21.2%

Central African Republic vs. Iraq - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$23.65 IQD30,988
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$25.45 IQD33,356
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$48.29 IQD63,279
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$36.75 IQD48,154

Central African Republic vs. Iraq - Cost of clothing

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