Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 12.4% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
|
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