Aleppo vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$130
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.9
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
15
59
😀 Quality of life
25
52
🏙️ Population
2M
8.13M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 37% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8352nd and 6246th ($541 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.6 months in Baghdad. Aleppo ranked 2nd best city to live in Syria vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 8564th and 6059th 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
$2.99
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.5
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.48
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.6
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$189
$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.85%
7.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$696
$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$294
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.01
$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.79
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.7
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.9
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3123
$3224

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$534
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$516
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$527
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$535
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$450
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$473
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$596
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$522
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$510
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$523
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$450
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$433
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$427
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$576
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$540
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$462
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$479
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$560
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$567
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$580
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$705
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$651
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$689
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$708
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$789
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$600
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$948
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$857
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$662
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$637
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1165
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$605
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$672
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$625
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$618
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1331

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518