Accra vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$260
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
60
😀 Quality of life
52
54
🏙️ Population
1.78M
8.13M

The cost of living in Accra is 19% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6020th ($729 vs $904) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.6 months in Baghdad. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 6085th and 5970th 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
$4.36
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$2856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$4.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$2.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$3882

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$560
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$588
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$354
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$755
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$632
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$551
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$575
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$433
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$647
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$590
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$709
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$670
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$649
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$889
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
400 km or 249 mi Save
$613
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$651
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1113
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1022
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1030
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$882
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$658
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$882
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$776
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$677
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$906
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$695
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$937
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$535
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$634
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$904
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$753
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$558
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513