Baghdad vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1439
🏠 One person rent
$423
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$369
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$98.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$499
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
22
😀 Quality of life
54
25
🏙️ Population
8.13M
800K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 78% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 6020th and 8593rd ($904 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Iraq and Malawi, respectively. Check Iraq vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5970th and 8566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$81.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$10525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$591

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$752
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$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$457
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486