Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 34.4% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.35
IQD7,005
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.88
IQD9,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.42
IQD546
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.39
IQD3,122
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.86
IQD6,356
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.99
IQD2,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.29
IQD385
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.30
IQD396
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.73
IQD2,258
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.94
IQD30,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,015,863
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$18.29
IQD23,936
|
|
pay 93.3% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$40.82
IQD53,405
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$562.97
IQD736,575
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$291.49
IQD381,377
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$113.11
IQD147,987
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$143.70
IQD188,009
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,253.45
IQD2,948,340
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.15
IQD2,809
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.65
IQD3,464
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.20
IQD2,877
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$31.02
IQD40,589
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.65
IQD10,007
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$29.44
IQD38,520
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$30.82
IQD40,324
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$46.25
IQD60,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$43.06
IQD56,337
|
|
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