Baghdad vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2628
🏠 One person rent
$386
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1545
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
55
😀 Quality of life
52
59
🏙️ Population
8.13M
3.78M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 23% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6246th and 4849th ($859 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Iraq and South Africa, respectively. Check Iraq vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6059th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Cape Town

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Baghdad Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$4270

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790