Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.0 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD543
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD291
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD628
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD674
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD579
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD361
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD366
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 98.5% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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