Baghdad vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$446	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$382
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	57	39
😀 Quality of life	58	61
🏙️ Population	8.13M	236K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 37% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6120th and 7301st ($918 vs $668) 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 6065th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baghdad	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$3401

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587