Baghdad vs Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Bandar Seri Begawan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2472
🏠 One person rent
$487
$638
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$927
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1986
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
34
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
8.13M
50K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 16% less expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Cities ranked 6017th and 4932nd ($952 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Iraq and Brunei, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brunei comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st in Brunei, while ranked 6062nd and 2614th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Bandar Seri Begawan

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Baghdad Bandar Seri Begawan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$773
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1206
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$2599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$6.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$98.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$13236

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$776
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$958
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$836
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$669
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$822
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1236
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835