Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 3.4 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$9.64
FCFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$2.23
FCFA1,360
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$1.26
FCFA765
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
$2.10
FCFA1,275
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$15.86
FCFA9,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$2.85
FCFA1,734
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
$4.56
FCFA2,776
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$5.70
FCFA3,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
?? | |
pay 7.2 times more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,226,122
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,473,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
?? |
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$4.19
FCFA2,550
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Bangui
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
?? |
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