Baghdad vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$1776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$4484
🏠 One person rent	$417	$979
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$1846
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$3151
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	92
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	6.96M	619K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 50% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6005th and 2414th ($894 vs $1776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dusseldorf ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 6198th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Dusseldorf

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	Baghdad	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$4.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$900
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$7136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$6071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$57.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$8.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$21567

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Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1420
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1575
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1458
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1562
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1320
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1454
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1488
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1556
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1370
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1387
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1395
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1511
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1402
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1476
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1778
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1426
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1397
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1276
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1484
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1505
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1388
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1267
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1405
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1389
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1752