Baghdad vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$423
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$769
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
94
😀 Quality of life
54
61
🏙️ Population
8.13M
26.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 77% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6020th and 8558th ($904 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Delhi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 5970th and 5071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Delhi

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Baghdad Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1949

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340