Baghdad vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$386
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$453
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
75
😀 Quality of life
52
61
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 26% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6246th and 4691st ($859 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 months in Beirut. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 6059th and 4996th 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
$4.99
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$4334

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838