Baghdad vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$446
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$3003
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
57
44
😀 Quality of life
58
82
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.19M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 50% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6120th and 2509th ($918 vs $1849) 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6065th and 608th 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
$3.8
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$11426

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889