Baghdad vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$3514
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
88
😀 Quality of life
60
92
🏙️ Population
8.13M
488K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 57% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5729th and 1307th ($976 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Iraq and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5887th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Edinburgh

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Baghdad Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$25458

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820