Baghdad vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$881
🏠 One person rent
$501
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$200
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$150
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
43
😀 Quality of life
60
48
🏙️ Population
8.13M
3.2M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 172% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 5729th and 9039th ($976 vs $359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 5887th and 6881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Faisalabad

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Baghdad Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$87.5
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$103
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$7.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$1.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$1.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$1692

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$393
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$339
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$379
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$306
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$340
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$391
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$382
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$396
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$450
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$332
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$309
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$350
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$335
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$401
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$313
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$280
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$440
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$286
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$346
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$446
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$496
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$371
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$310
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$371
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$391
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$394
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$321
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$373
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$253
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$344
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$334
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$256
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$438
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$279
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$373
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$252