Baghdad vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$6116
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$2679
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$5006
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
59
97
🏙️ Population
8.13M
667K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 64% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6017th and 650th ($952 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Denmark, respectively. Check Iraq vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6062nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Copenhagen

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Baghdad Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$9.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$122
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$14799

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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 Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588