Baghdad vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1944
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$4713
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1869
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$4092
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
92
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
8.13M
631K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 51% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6017th and 2220th ($952 vs $1944) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 2.1 months in Dusseldorf. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 6062nd and 28th 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
$4.18
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$828
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2031
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$8456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$5329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$21698

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1618
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1724
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1603
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1644
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1701
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1600
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1579
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1467
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1663
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1592
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1669
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2007
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1626
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1642
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1601
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1609
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1561
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1686
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1481
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1580
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1573
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1990