Baghdad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$423
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$848
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
60
78
😀 Quality of life
54
66
🏙️ Population
8.13M
6.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 110% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6020th and 8897th ($904 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 4th in India, while ranked 5970th and 4021st 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
$5.16
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1573

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306