Baghdad vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$386
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$638
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
51
😀 Quality of life
52
57
🏙️ Population
8.13M
639K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 2% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6246th and 6200th ($859 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 6059th and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900