Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 33.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 19.5% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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