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Burkina Faso vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 2.3 times more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 46.4% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Iraq. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Iraq, you would:

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pay 74.8% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.66 IQD6,109	$5.37 F CFA3,071	+15.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD8,882	$8.05 F CFA4,606	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IQD522	$0.83 F CFA478	+109.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IQD298	$0.58 F CFA333	+155.8%
Average			+74.8%

Iraq vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Iraq	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 IQD991	$0.95 F CFA542	+25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 IQD3,344	$8.94 F CFA5,118	+250.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 IQD5,842	$10.61 F CFA6,070	+137.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,211	$3.05 F CFA1,743	+80.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 IQD2,592	$9.74 F CFA5,571	+392.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IQD621	$2.03 F CFA1,161	+328.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD662	$0.63 F CFA362	+25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IQD562	$0.45 F CFA260	+5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD400	$1.11 F CFA637	+264.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD375	$1.01 F CFA579	+253.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD369	$0.61 F CFA350	+116.9%
Average			+170.9%

Iraq vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Iraq	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 IQD2,726	$5.76 F CFA3,293	+176.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.40 IQD48,992	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,792.71 IQD21M	$38,457.72 F CFA22M	+143.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.36 IQD20,119	$14.85 F CFA8,495	-3.3%
Average			+105.6%

Iraq vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.4% more for housing

	Iraq	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 IQD47,543	$50.62 F CFA28,966	+39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.91 IQD377K	$447.18 F CFA256K	+55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.91 IQD254K	$280.23 F CFA160K	+44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.74 IQD87,419	$97.57 F CFA55,833	+46.2%
Average			+46.4%

Iraq vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of housing

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Iraq	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.70 IQD182K	$134.15 F CFA76,765	-3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,066.25 IQD3M	$17,731.14 F CFA10M	+758.1%
Average			+377.4%

Iraq vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 IQD3,638	$1.07 F CFA614	-61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 IQD3,233	$1.79 F CFA1,024	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IQD2,613	$1.79 F CFA1,024	-10.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 IQD45,206	$62.61 F CFA35,824	+81.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.34 IQD10,920	$8.94 F CFA5,118	+7.3%
Average			-2.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Iraq	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.03 IQD32,791	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 IQD36,327	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.80 IQD66,545	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.19 IQD50,024	??

Iraq vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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