Baghdad vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison
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Baghdad | Cape Town | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
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 | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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32 km or 20 mi | Ctesiphon | |
33 km or 21 mi | Abu Ghraib | |
47 km or 29 mi | Al-Karmah | |
49 km or 30 mi | Baqubah | |
59 km or 37 mi | Fallujah | |
89 km or 55 mi | Karbala | |
96 km or 60 mi | Hillah | |
104 km or 65 mi | Ramadi | |
106 km or 66 mi | Samarra | |
147 km or 91 mi | Kufa | |
147 km or 91 mi | Najaf | |
155 km or 96 mi | Tikrit | |
159 km or 99 mi | Al Diwaniyah | |
160 km or 100 mi | Kut | |
190 km or 118 mi | Ilam | |
235 km or 146 mi | Kirkuk | |
240 km or 149 mi | Samawah | |
262 km or 163 mi | Sulaymaniyah | |
267 km or 166 mi | Kermanshah | |
291 km or 181 mi | Marivan | |
307 km or 191 mi | Amarah | |
308 km or 191 mi | Nasiriyah | |
318 km or 198 mi | Erbil | |
322 km or 200 mi | Sanandaj | |
324 km or 201 mi | Baneh | |
356 km or 221 mi | Mosul | |
364 km or 226 mi | Saqqez | |
365 km or 227 mi | Khorramabad | |
378 km or 235 mi | Piranshahr | |
378 km or 235 mi | Mahabad | |
381 km or 236 mi | Andimeshk | |
387 km or 241 mi | Dezful | |
389 km or 242 mi | Bukan | |
404 km or 251 mi | Sinjar | |
406 km or 252 mi | Borujerd | |
410 km or 255 mi | Duhok | |
411 km or 255 mi | Hamadan | |
420 km or 261 mi | Malayer | |
431 km or 268 mi | Miandoab | |
433 km or 269 mi | Dorud |
Cities near Cape Town
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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54 km or 33 mi | Paarl | |
99 km or 62 mi | Worcester | |
371 km or 231 mi | George | |
644 km or 400 mi | Uitenhage | |
662 km or 411 mi | Port Elizabeth | |
664 km or 413 mi | Upington | |
754 km or 468 mi | Makhanda | |
821 km or 510 mi | Komani | |
833 km or 518 mi | Kimberley | |
845 km or 525 mi | Bhisho | |
882 km or 548 mi | East London | |
912 km or 567 mi | Bloemfontein | |
950 km or 590 mi | Mafeteng | |
999 km or 621 mi | Maseru | |
1002 km or 622 mi | Mthatha | |
1029 km or 639 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
1030 km or 640 mi | Welkom | |
1034 km or 643 mi | Mariental | |
1092 km or 679 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
1092 km or 679 mi | Kroonstad | |
1113 km or 692 mi | Klerksdorp | |
1135 km or 705 mi | Mmabatho | |
1155 km or 718 mi | Potchefstroom | |
1187 km or 737 mi | Rehoboth | |
1194 km or 742 mi | Lobatse | |
1198 km or 745 mi | Kanye | |
1208 km or 751 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
1217 km or 756 mi | Vereeniging | |
1231 km or 765 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
1244 km or 773 mi | Soweto | |
1250 km or 777 mi | Rustenburg | |
1260 km or 783 mi | Gaborone | |
1261 km or 783 mi | Molepolole | |
1261 km or 784 mi | Johannesburg | |
1267 km or 788 mi | Randburg | |
1269 km or 789 mi | Windhoek | |
1270 km or 789 mi | Sandton | |
1271 km or 790 mi | Durban | |
1277 km or 794 mi | Gobabis | |
1279 km or 795 mi | Walvis Bay |