Baghdad vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3270
🏠 One person rent
$487
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1282
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1226
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
50
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.2M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 31% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 6017th and 4396th ($952 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Serbia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6062nd and 2503rd 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
$4.18
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$780
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$522
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$5071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$3183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$7.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$10508

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850