Baghdad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$501
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$254
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
59
79
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
8.13M
6.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 139% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5729th and 8947th ($976 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5887th and 5131st 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
$4.76
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259