Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 37.8% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 64.1% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
Gabon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 50.7% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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