Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 34.8% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Libreville
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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