Baghdad vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3462
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
45
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.19M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 52% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6005th and 2137th ($894 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Qatar, respectively. Check Iraq vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6198th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Doha

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Baghdad Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$10518

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875