Baghdad vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1273
🏠 One person rent
$501
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$255
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
22
😀 Quality of life
60
30
🏙️ Population
8.13M
800K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 97% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 5729th and 8689th ($976 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Iraq and Malawi, respectively. Check Iraq vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Blantyre. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 5887th and 8790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Blantyre

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Baghdad Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$7401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$590

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$771
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$452
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417