Baghdad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$417
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$864
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
59
78
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
6.96M
10.3M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 106% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6005th and 8842nd ($894 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th 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 6198th and 3676th 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
$4.94
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$1681

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325