Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 4.5 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Banjul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Banjul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 17.4 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
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