Baghdad vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$5157
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1934
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3699
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.14M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 57% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6017th and 1454th ($952 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 57th 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6062nd and 41st 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
$4.18
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$6.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$964
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$42.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$5472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$4260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$92.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$1648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$21078

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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 Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894