Baghdad vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$2594
🏠 One person rent	$386	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$663
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$218
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	54
😀 Quality of life	52	45
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.25M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 18% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6246th and 5335th ($859 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Venezuela, respectively. Check Iraq vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 6059th and 6509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Caracas

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	Baghdad	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$14.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$21.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	22.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$72.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$4719

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Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724