Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 27.1% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA421
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
Yaounde
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA846
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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