Baghdad vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$417	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$56.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$1518
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	55
😀 Quality of life	51	60
🏙️ Population	6.96M	434K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 1% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6005th and 6078th ($894 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Cape Town. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 6198th and 5406th 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	$4.94	$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$4013

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718