Baghdad vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1167
🏠 One person rent
$446
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
57
94
😀 Quality of life
58
60
🏙️ Population
8.13M
26.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 88% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6120th and 8745th ($918 vs $489) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 6065th and 5934th 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
$3.8
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$226
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$8.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
9.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$2066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$68.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$1832

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328