Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 29.2% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.29
IQD386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.30
IQD397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
|
pay 82.4% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
|
pay 7.3% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
|
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