Baghdad vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3278
🏠 One person rent
$487
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1019
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
74
😀 Quality of life
59
62
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 30% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6017th and 4463rd ($952 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Lebanon, respectively. Check Iraq vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 6062nd and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Beirut

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Baghdad Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$67.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$7746

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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

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207