Accra vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$174
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$538
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
59
😀 Quality of life
56
51
🏙️ Population
2.39M
6.96M

The cost of living in Accra is 35% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 7827th and 6005th ($582 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Iraq, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 5889th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Baghdad

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Accra Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$2253

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511