Baghdad vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Baghdad | Beirut | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Baghdad is 32% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 5729th and 4177th ($976 vs $1441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Lebanon, respectively. Check Iraq vs Lebanon comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5887th and 5483rd among best cities to live in the world.
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| Baghdad | Beirut | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 32 km or 20 mi |  Ctesiphon | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Abu Ghraib | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Al-Karmah | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Baqubah | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Fallujah | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Karbala | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Hillah | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Ramadi | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Samarra | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Kufa | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Najaf | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Tikrit | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Al Diwaniyah | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Kut | |
| 190 km or 118 mi |  Ilam | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Kirkuk | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Samawah | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Sulaymaniyah | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Kermanshah | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Marivan | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Amarah | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Erbil | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Sanandaj | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Baneh | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Mosul | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Saqqez | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Khorramabad | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Piranshahr | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Mahabad | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | Andimeshk | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Dezful | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Bukan | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Sinjar | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Borujerd | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Duhok | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Hamadan | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Malayer | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Miandoab | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Dorud |
Cities near Beirut
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8.2 mi |  Jounieh | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Zahle | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Sidon | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Tripoli | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Tyre | |
| 76 km or 47 mi |  Kiryat Shmona | |
| 83 km or 52 mi |  Damascus | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Safed | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nahariya | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Karmiel | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Acre | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Sakhnin | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Arraba | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Tamra | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Tiberias | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Kiryat Motzkin | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Kiryat Yam | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Shefa-'Amr | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Kiryat Ata | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Haifa | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Nof HaGalil | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Nesher | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Nazareth | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Migdal HaEmek | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Yokneam Illit | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Afula | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Homs | |
| 151 km or 94 mi |  Irbid | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Zikhron Ya'akov | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Umm al-Fahm | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Baqa-Jatt | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Hadera | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hama | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Jerash | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Netanya | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Latakia | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Tayibe |