Baghdad vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$423
$268
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$373
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
39
😀 Quality of life
54
56
🏙️ Population
8.13M
236K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 31% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6020th and 6941st ($904 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Botswana, respectively. Check Iraq vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5970th and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$4190

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$628
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$665
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$664
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$780
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$889
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$631
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$820
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$722
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$695
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$906
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$837
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$540
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$807
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$923
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$953
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$993
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$785
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$672
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$678
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$768
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$748
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$795
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$784
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$624
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$814
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$657
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$621
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$562
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$766
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$442
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$567
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$763
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$699
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$964
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1068
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$597