Alexandria vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$164
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$538
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
59
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
4.87M
6.96M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 45% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8536th and 6005th ($495 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Egypt and Iraq, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 6224th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Baghdad

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Alexandria Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$2253

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511