Accra vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$343
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
59
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
1.78M
8.13M

The cost of living in Accra is 5% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 6110th and 5729th ($927 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Iraq, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 6218th and 5887th 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
$6.83
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$3494

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469