Baghdad vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$487
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$437
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
39
😀 Quality of life
59
60
🏙️ Population
8.13M
236K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 30% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6017th and 7094th ($952 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Botswana, respectively. Check Iraq vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6062nd and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Gaborone

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Baghdad Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$2881

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$662
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$697
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$694
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$901
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$1017
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$628
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$826
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$791
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1171
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$910
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$633
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$916
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$966
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$577