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Baghdad vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 35.0% cheaper than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% less in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 46.4% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 53.2% less in Baghdad
Housing: pay 16.2% less in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 42.3% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 43.1% less in Baghdad

Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and housing are lower in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Dakar, you would:

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pay 44.2% less for restaurants

	Dakar	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,778	$4.38 IQD5,708	-10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,909	$7.58 IQD9,883	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA505	$0.38 IQD496	-57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA613	$0.21 IQD268	-81.1%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 46.4% less for groceries

	Dakar	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$0.83 IQD1,078	+29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,636	$2.28 IQD2,965	-64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,391	$4.75 IQD6,184	-50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,586	$1.69 IQD2,205	-39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,483	$2.06 IQD2,690	-53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA718	$0.56 IQD732	-55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA481	$0.50 IQD653	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA684	$0.46 IQD593	-62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA553	$0.33 IQD428	-66.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA392	$0.30 IQD389	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.30 IQD385	-49.5%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 53.2% less for transportation

	Dakar	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,785	$2.06 IQD2,683	-69.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,451	$22.75 IQD29,648	-71.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$18,202.83 IQD24M	-51.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,363	$15.93 IQD20,754	-20.9%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 16.2% less for housing

	Dakar	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,432	$41.71 IQD54,355	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA531K	$412.41 IQD537K	-56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206K	$284.42 IQD371K	-22.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,453	$152.68 IQD199K	+27.8%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 42.3% less for childcare

	Dakar	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA152K	$178.78 IQD233K	-33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$3,548.47 IQD5M	-51.3%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,515	$3.79 IQD4,941	+41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,526	$3.15 IQD4,099	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,010	$2.09 IQD2,718	+16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,280	$44.30 IQD57,727	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,050	$7.58 IQD9,883	-15.2%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 43.1% less for clothing

	Dakar	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,543	$29.20 IQD38,049	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,934	$36.03 IQD46,943	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,284	$68.68 IQD89,494	-37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,068	$44.75 IQD58,309	-65.9%
Average			-43.1%

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