Baghdad vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$3200
🏠 One person rent
$501
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1228
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1238
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
50
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.2M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 5729th and 4429th ($976 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Serbia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Belgrade. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 5887th and 2274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Belgrade

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Baghdad Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$8.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$11454

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893