Baghdad vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$501
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$454
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
39
😀 Quality of life
60
61
🏙️ Population
8.13M
236K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 35% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5729th and 7140th ($976 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Botswana, respectively. Check Iraq vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5887th and 5784th 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
$4.76
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$2568

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$663
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$691
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$691
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565