Aleppo vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$129
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$209
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.5
$502
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
57
😀 Quality of life
21
58
🏙️ Population
2M
8.13M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 42% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8418th and 6120th ($535 vs $918) 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 3rd best city to live in Syria vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 9087th and 6065th 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
$2.73
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.07
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.5
$3.83
☕ Cappuccino
$0.95
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.2
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$149
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.74%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$807
$3092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$295
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.03
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.87
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3139
$3566

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$619
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$543
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$600
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$544
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$659
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$602
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$591
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$530
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$647
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$612
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$438
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$337
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$441
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$599
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$550
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$402
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$483
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$625
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$662
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$623
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$791
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$693
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$724
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$787
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$820
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$610
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$627
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1028
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$930
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$781
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$754
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1261
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$587
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$671
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$696
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$690
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1376

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508