Baghdad vs Bekasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Bekasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1321
🏠 One person rent	$423	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$442
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	75
😀 Quality of life	54	45
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.38M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 75% more expensive than in Bekasi. Cities ranked 6020th and 8501st ($904 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Iraq and Indonesia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Bekasi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Bekasi ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 5970th and 6589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Bekasi

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	Baghdad	Bekasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$2.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$2.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$39.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$21.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$7538

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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 Bekasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Jakarta	$701
27 km or 16 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	South Tangerang	$536
41 km or 26 mi	Tangerang	$558
46 km or 29 mi	Bogor	$513
77 km or 48 mi	Sukabumi	$563
93 km or 58 mi	Cimahi	$500
95 km or 59 mi	Serang	$492
101 km or 63 mi	Bandung	$545
112 km or 70 mi	Cilegon	$488
180 km or 112 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
181 km or 113 mi	Cirebon	$521
211 km or 131 mi	Banjar	$490
212 km or 132 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Metro	$432
246 km or 153 mi	Tegal	$480
277 km or 172 mi	Cilacap	$474
304 km or 189 mi	Pekalongan	$471
386 km or 240 mi	Semarang	$493
406 km or 252 mi	Salatiga	$421
410 km or 255 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$417
438 km or 272 mi	Palembang	$395
447 km or 278 mi	Surakarta	$417
482 km or 300 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
523 km or 325 mi	Madiun	$486
563 km or 350 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
580 km or 361 mi	Kediri	$464
591 km or 367 mi	Bengkulu	$500
605 km or 376 mi	Blitar	$453
615 km or 382 mi	Mojokerto	$505
636 km or 395 mi	Batu	$410
639 km or 397 mi	Jambi	$458
644 km or 400 mi	Surabaya	$549
650 km or 404 mi	Malang	$365
670 km or 417 mi	Pasuruan	$510
707 km or 439 mi	Probolinggo	$614
738 km or 459 mi	Pontianak	$427
823 km or 511 mi	Singkawang	$430
844 km or 524 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506