Baghdad vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$417	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$593
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	28
😀 Quality of life	51	56
🏙️ Population	6.96M	3.09M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 8% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 6005th and 6295th ($894 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Brasilia. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 6198th and 5819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Brasilia

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	Baghdad	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$96.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$12495

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665