Baghdad vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$423	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$385
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	7
😀 Quality of life	54	6
🏙️ Population	8.13M	889K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 76% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 6020th and 8532nd ($904 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Iraq vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 5970th and 9267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Bangui

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	Baghdad	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$2664

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Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812