Baghdad vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$423	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$3209
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	92
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	8.13M	631K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 49% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6020th and 2469th ($904 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th 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 4th in Germany, while ranked 5970th and 27th 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	$5.16	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$21276

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Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744