Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 15.4% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Freetown, you would:
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.82
IQD2,385
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.22
IQD2,908
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.51
IQD674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
IQD609
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.31
IQD403
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$15.94
IQD20,885
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$113.01
IQD148,093
|
|
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
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$29.60
IQD38,797
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$41.35
IQD54,192
|
|
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