Baghdad vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$446
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$239
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$239
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
57
23
😀 Quality of life
58
30
🏙️ Population
8.13M
800K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 81% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 6120th and 8632nd ($918 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Iraq and Malawi, respectively. Check Iraq vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Blantyre. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 6065th and 8786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$81.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$10537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$589

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$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421