Baghdad vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$423	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$1229
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	60	92
😀 Quality of life	54	79
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.69M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6020th and 4777th ($904 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Hungary, respectively. Check Iraq vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 5970th and 618th 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	$5.16	$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$11151

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$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

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039