Baghdad vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$4139
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	93
😀 Quality of life	54	97
🏙️ Population	8.13M	644K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 61% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6020th and 1085th ($904 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Iraq and Denmark, respectively. Check Iraq vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5970th and 10th 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	$5.16	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$14686

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452