Baghdad vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$487
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$199
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
83
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.8M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 88% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6017th and 8680th ($952 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Egypt, respectively. Check Iraq vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6062nd and 5610th 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
$4.18
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$2645

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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 Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066