Baghdad vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$4758
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$2068
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$4186
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
87
😀 Quality of life
52
95
🏙️ Population
8.13M
773K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 59% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 6246th and 1589th ($859 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 2 months in Frankfurt. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 6059th and 36th 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
$4.99
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.22
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$2335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$8020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$5017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$25.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$15030

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716