Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 41.7% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Mali, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 66.2% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 87.1% less for childcare
|
Mali
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
Mali
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
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