Baghdad vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Baghdad Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3083
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
88
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
6.96M
488K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 56% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6005th and 1692nd ($894 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6198th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Baghdad vs Edinburgh infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Baghdad vs Edinburgh

Prices for goods and services in Baghdad and Edinburgh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Baghdad Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$14724

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666