Baghdad vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$417
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$587
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
51
😀 Quality of life
51
58
🏙️ Population
6.96M
639K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 10% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6005th and 6354th ($894 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Iraq and Moldova, respectively. Check Iraq vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 6198th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$3791

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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

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846