Baghdad vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$423
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$2953
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
60
65
😀 Quality of life
54
88
🏙️ Population
8.13M
566K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 36% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6020th and 3862nd ($904 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 512th in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 5970th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Dresden

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Baghdad Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$13167

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419