Alexandria vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
60
😀 Quality of life
48
54
🏙️ Population
4.87M
8.13M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 65% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 9165th and 6020th ($316 vs $904) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Egypt and Iraq, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 6367th and 5970th 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
$3.49
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$2856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$2.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$3882

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$349

$907

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$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

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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