Baghdad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$487
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$320
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
59
79
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
8.13M
6.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 122% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6017th and 8922nd ($952 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6062nd and 5162nd 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
$4.18
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$1717

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271