Baghdad vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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