Baghdad vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$417
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1050
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
6.96M
26.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 85% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6005th and 8607th ($894 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 2.2 months in Delhi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6198th and 4314th 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
$4.94
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$2174

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338