Baghdad vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$5866
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1447
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$2513
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$713
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$4784
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
60
97
🏙️ Population
8.13M
667K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 62% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 5729th and 805th ($976 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Denmark, respectively. Check Iraq vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5887th and 5th 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
$4.76
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$38
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$12710

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557