Baghdad vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$501
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1832
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
59
92
😀 Quality of life
60
81
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.69M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 38% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5729th and 3675th ($976 vs $1580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Hungary, respectively. Check Iraq vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 5887th and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Budapest

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Baghdad Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$17067

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$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

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160