Baghdad vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$417
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$460
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
39
😀 Quality of life
51
55
🏙️ Population
6.96M
246K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 36% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6005th and 7144th ($894 vs $656) 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6198th and 5959th 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
$4.94
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$5329

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Gaborone

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$603
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$633
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$719
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$845
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$722