Baghdad vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3654
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
92
😀 Quality of life
59
96
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.09M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 52% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6017th and 2067th ($952 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 6062nd and 15th 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
$4.18
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$22470

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944