Baghdad vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$423
$1125
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1929
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$3700
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
60
87
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
8.13M
776K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 6020th and 1863rd ($904 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5970th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Frankfurt

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Baghdad Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$14496

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595