Baghdad vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$487
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1697
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
59
92
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.69M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 35% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6017th and 4163rd ($952 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Hungary, respectively. Check Iraq vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6062nd and 680th 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
$4.18
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$15168

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196