Baghdad vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$501
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$3784
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
46
😀 Quality of life
60
92
🏙️ Population
8.13M
675K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 48% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5729th and 2470th ($976 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Iraq and Sweden, respectively. Check Iraq vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5887th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Gothenburg

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Baghdad Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$6.93
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$4650

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Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423