Baghdad vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$2027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$4661
🏠 One person rent
$423
$1127
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$2029
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$3225
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
8.13M
3.78M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 6020th and 1762nd ($904 vs $2027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 5970th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Berlin

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Baghdad Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$8133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$5908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$9774

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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 Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1707
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1782
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1770
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1714
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1763
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1724
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1691
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1796
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1695
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1711
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1714
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1632
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1663
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1686
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1723
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1690
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1534
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1644
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1354
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1442
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1437
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1319
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1241
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1315
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1332
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1350
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1421
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1351
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1395
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1326
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1282
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1108
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1346
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1022
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1419
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373