Burkina Faso vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1943
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$375
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$591
$536
💸 GDP per capita
$874
$5512
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
23
🌐 English speaking %
1%
35%
🎓 Higher education
32
52
😀 Quality of life
19
30
🏙️ Population
20.5M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($798) is 7% more expensive than in Iraq ($745). Burkina Faso ranked 124th vs 129th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Burkina Faso compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 169th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Burkina Faso Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.5
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.2
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$223
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.45
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15580
$2450

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$820
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
904K
Koudougou
$744
160K
Ouahigouya
$753
125K
Fada N'gourma
$760
73.2K
Dedougou
$742
63.6K
Leo
$751
51.7K
Dori
$757
46.5K
Nouna
$745
32.4K
Manga
$761
28.6K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$859
8.13M
Basra
$879
1.33M
Mosul
$596
1.79M
Kirkuk
$498
975K
Najaf
$585
725K
Erbil
$876
846K
Ramadi
$762
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$651
878K
Karbala
$579
690K
Nasiriyah
$665
542K
Hillah
$648
541K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$737
500K
Az Zubayr
$705
370K
Baqubah
$655
468K
Kut
$631
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$495
392K
Duhok
$652
331K
Fallujah
$811
251K
Kufa
$566
171K
Samawah
$586
215K
Zakho
$698
219K
Abu Ghraib
$959
189K
Samarra
$675
140K
Umm Qasr
$716
108K
Al-Faw
$713
105K
Tikrit
$636
106K
Al-Karmah
$827
95K
Sinjar
$680
22.5K