Baghdad vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$501
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$190
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
83
😀 Quality of life
60
63
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.8M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 102% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5729th and 8753rd ($976 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Iraq and Egypt, respectively. Check Iraq vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5887th and 5501st 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
$4.76
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$2716

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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 Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201