Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 38.8% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$4.44
IQD5,806
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$6.78
IQD8,880
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA877
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA810
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,118
|
$2.41
IQD3,149
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,685
|
$4.46
IQD5,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,442
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,003
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA605
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA580
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,663
|
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,469
|
$40.17
IQD52,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,459,535
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,440,241
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,457
|
$16.76
IQD21,943
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Senegal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,915
|
$34.86
IQD45,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA559,306
|
$280.92
IQD367,741
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,758
|
$189.29
IQD247,785
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,930
|
$69.33
IQD90,760
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA152,126
|
$141.04
IQD184,622
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,473,674
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,299,153
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,496
|
$2.35
IQD3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,362
|
$2.38
IQD3,122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA798
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,569
|
$31.97
IQD41,844
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$8.21
IQD10,749
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,912
|
$24.45
IQD32,013
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,614
|
$24.19
IQD31,667
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,679
|
$44.63
IQD58,421
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,388
|
$39.49
IQD51,700
|
|
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