Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 47.9% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$4.72
IQD6,166
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$8.00
IQD10,450
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 63.4% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$2.18
IQD2,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$3.91
IQD5,105
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$1.67
IQD2,185
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$1.88
IQD2,455
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.29
IQD375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$1.33
IQD1,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
IQD29,990
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,599,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$18.06
IQD23,589
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$51.82
IQD67,684
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$422.00
IQD551,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$251.01
IQD327,880
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$98.24
IQD128,333
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$133.60
IQD174,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,997
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$2.00
IQD2,613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$2.34
IQD3,062
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$1.72
IQD2,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$33.83
IQD44,187
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$7.00
IQD9,144
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$25.82
IQD33,730
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$28.36
IQD37,046
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$48.33
IQD63,135
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$36.02
IQD47,053
|
|
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