Baghdad vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$417
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$331
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
75
😀 Quality of life
51
62
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 25% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6005th and 4447th ($894 vs $1195) 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Beirut. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 6198th and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$4159

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850