Baghdad vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$446
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$185
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
57
84
😀 Quality of life
58
60
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.61M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 94% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6120th and 8802nd ($918 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Iraq and Egypt, respectively. Check Iraq vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 6065th and 5895th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Cairo

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Baghdad Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$2311

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947