Athens vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$713
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$648
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
59
😀 Quality of life
81
60
🏙️ Population
643K
8.13M

The cost of living in Athens is 47% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4184th and 5729th ($1439 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Greece and Iraq, respectively. Check Greece vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 602nd and 5887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Baghdad

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Athens Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$3494

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469