Cost of living comparison

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Baghdad is 15.4% more expensive than Freetown.

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Freetown, you would:

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pay 21.2% less for restaurants

 
Freetown
Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$5.31
IQD6,962
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$7.59
IQD9,945
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$0.42
IQD553

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

 
Freetown
Baghdad
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$0.88
IQD1,148
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.38
IQD3,117
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$5.13
IQD6,721

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

 
Freetown
Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$1.78
IQD2,338
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.77
IQD29,836
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$18,213.31
IQD23,868,539

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pay 50.7% less for housing

 
Freetown
Baghdad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$35.21
IQD46,144
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$443.62
IQD581,370
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$264.28
IQD346,336

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Freetown
Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $162.43
IQD212,862
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,438.23
IQD4,505,795

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Freetown
Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$2.28
IQD2,984
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$2.89
IQD3,792
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$2.28
IQD2,984

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

 
Freetown
Baghdad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$28.72
IQD37,643
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$34.03
IQD44,598
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$61.01
IQD79,950

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