Baghdad vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4769
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1189
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3056
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.14M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6005th and 1780th ($894 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in Iraq and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6198th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Birmingham

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Baghdad Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$18689

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673