Baghdad vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Baghdad Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$5203
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1254
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$3956
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
60
95
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.14M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 56% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 5729th and 1471st ($976 vs $2204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Birmingham. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5887th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Baghdad vs Birmingham

Prices for goods and services in Baghdad and Birmingham are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Baghdad Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$7.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$940
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$207
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$4236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1631
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$24178

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886