Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 47.8% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
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