Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 59.5% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
?? |
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
?? | |
pay 45.2% less for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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