Aleppo vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1330
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$134
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$213
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$69.1
$511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
17
59
😀 Quality of life
26
59
🏙️ Population
2M
8.13M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 45% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8567th and 6017th ($524 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Syria and Iraq, respectively. Check Syria vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Aleppo compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Aleppo ranked 2nd best city to live in Syria vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 8946th and 6062nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Aleppo vs Baghdad

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Aleppo Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.36
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$122
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.37%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$298
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.98
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.42
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.7
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3127
$3441

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$597
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$552
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$585
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$547
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$622
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$571
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$569
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$539
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$618
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$591
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$446
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$344
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$449
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$600
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$560
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$385
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$492
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$599
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$625
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$621
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$761
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$654
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$721
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$842
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$830
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$597
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$598
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1106
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$1005
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$769
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$743
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1353
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$580
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$675
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$675
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$684
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1380

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513