Baghdad vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$386
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
65
😀 Quality of life
52
89
🏙️ Population
8.13M
563K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 41% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6246th and 3857th ($859 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 506th 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 30th in Germany, while ranked 6059th and 203rd 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
$4.99
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$12328

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387