Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 95.9% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 85.3% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 71.8% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 97.6% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 72.5% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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