Alexandria vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Alexandria Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$103
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
59
😀 Quality of life
56
59
🏙️ Population
5.36M
8.13M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 58% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8976th and 6017th ($400 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.5 months in Baghdad. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 6248th and 6062nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Alexandria vs Baghdad

Prices for goods and services in Alexandria and Baghdad are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Alexandria Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$3441

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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