Baghdad vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1575
🏠 One person rent
$423
$336
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$586
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
60
28
😀 Quality of life
54
40
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.73M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 37% more expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 6020th and 7148th ($904 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 49th in Iraq and Turkey, respectively. Check Iraq vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Diyarbakir. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Diyarbakir ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 5970th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Diyarbakir

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Baghdad Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
27.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$8.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$2.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$1.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$4896

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BaghdadDiyarbakir

Cost of living

$349

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$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 Diyarbakir

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cinar
$621
61 km or 38 mi Derik
$606
79 km or 49 mi Batman
$600
79 km or 49 mi Mardin
$600
86 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$603
111 km or 69 mi Bingol
$589
120 km or 74 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
122 km or 76 mi Elazig
$492
126 km or 78 mi Nusaybin
$589
129 km or 80 mi Qamishli
$457
143 km or 89 mi Mus
$589
150 km or 93 mi Siirt
$573
152 km or 95 mi Urfa
$614
162 km or 101 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
170 km or 106 mi Akcakale
$587
173 km or 107 mi Adiyaman
$644
173 km or 108 mi Bitlis
$582
174 km or 108 mi Malatya
$544
184 km or 115 mi Cizre
$578
201 km or 125 mi Sirnak
$574
214 km or 133 mi Erzincan
$621
229 km or 142 mi Sinjar
$672
232 km or 144 mi Zakho
$688
237 km or 147 mi Nizip
$581
240 km or 149 mi Erzurum
$562
244 km or 151 mi Raqqa
$462
261 km or 162 mi Bayburt
$607
269 km or 167 mi Gaziantep
$577
270 km or 168 mi Duhok
$646
286 km or 177 mi Van
$615
287 km or 178 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
291 km or 181 mi Gumushane
$617
292 km or 181 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
306 km or 190 mi Kilis
$570
308 km or 191 mi Mosul
$597
310 km or 193 mi Hakkari
$575
316 km or 197 mi Agri
$553
333 km or 207 mi Islahiye
$523
333 km or 207 mi Aleppo
$509
346 km or 215 mi Sivas
$948