Baghdad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$386
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$868
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
59
78
😀 Quality of life
52
66
🏙️ Population
8.13M
6.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 99% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6246th and 8907th ($859 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 2 months in Chennai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 6059th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Chennai

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Baghdad Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$1425

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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
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287