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
IQD6,102
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 98.5% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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