Baghdad vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
92
😀 Quality of life
52
97
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.08M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 54% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6246th and 2308th ($859 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6059th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Cologne

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Baghdad Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$16860

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861