Baghdad vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$386
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$604
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
22
😀 Quality of life
52
27
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 45% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 6246th and 7882nd ($859 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Malawi, respectively. Check Iraq vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 6059th and 8369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.06
🥤 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
$422
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$10628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$0.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$1.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$607

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$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639