Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.8 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Mali instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 69.3% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 69.7% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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