Baghdad vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$487
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$348
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$265
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
59
61
🏙️ Population
8.13M
26.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 88% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6017th and 8668th ($952 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Delhi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 6062nd and 5790th 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
$4.18
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$1751

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331