Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 70.3% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 55.8% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
Iraq
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Iraq
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
?? |
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
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