Baghdad vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$386
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1008
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
52
63
🏙️ Population
8.13M
26.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 70% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6246th and 8647th ($859 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2 months in Delhi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 6059th and 4744th 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
$4.99
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.39
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$2.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$1972

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360