Baghdad vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$5339
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1290
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$2248
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$4308
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
88
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
8.13M
776K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 57% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 5729th and 1384th ($976 vs $2251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Frankfurt ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 5887th and 48th 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
$4.76
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$21222

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778